Nullarbor Regional Reserve is a
protected area
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in
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...
located about west of
Ceduna.
Its boundaries are defined by the
Trans-Australian Railway
The Trans-Australian Railway, opened in 1917, runs from Port Augusta railway station, Port Augusta in South Australia to Kalgoorlie railway station, Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, crossing the Nullarbor Plain in the process. Built to standa ...
to the north and by the
Nullarbor National Park, the
Nullarbor Wilderness Protection Area and the
Yalata Indigenous Protected Area
The Yalata Indigenous Protected Area is an Indigenous Protected Area in South Australia. It has an area of 4643.97 km2.UNEP-WCMC (2022). Protected Area Profile for Yalata from the World Database of Protected Areas. Accessed 25 May 2022/ref>
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to the south. Its western boundary is with the
Western Australia - South Australian state border while its eastern boundary adjoins the
Yellabinna Regional Reserve.
The northeastern corner of the reserve is the locations of
Ooldea
Ooldea, known as Yuldea and various other names by Western Desert peoples ( Aṉangu), is a tiny settlement in South Australia. It is on the eastern edge of the Nullarbor Plain, west of Port Augusta on the Trans-Australian Railway. Ooldea is ...
, and central north
Cook
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on the railway line,
[ and the northern boundary is adjacent to the ]Maralinga Tjarutja
The Maralinga Tjarutja, or Maralinga Tjarutja Council, is the corporation representing the traditional Anangu owners of the remote western areas of South Australia known as the Maralinga Tjarutja lands. The council was established by the ''Mara ...
Aboriginal lands.
The northern boundary has the abandoned railway locations of Hughes, Denman, Fisher, O'Malley and Watson, as well as being the section of line that is the known as the longest railway straight.
The Nullarbor Regional Reserve and the adjoining Nullarbor National Park protect the world's largest semi-arid cave landscape, which is associated with many Aboriginal cultural sites. Wildlife inhabiting in the regional reserve includes the Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat
Wombats are short-legged, muscular quadrupedal marsupials of the family Vombatidae that are native to Australia. Living species are about in length with small, stubby tails and weigh between . They are adaptable and habitat tolerant, and are ...
The regional reserve is classified as an IUCN
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Category VI protected area.[
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See also
* Protected areas of South Australia
Protected areas of South Australia, consisting of protected areas located within South Australia and its immediate onshore waters and which are managed by South Australian Government agencies. As of 2018, South Australia contained 359 separa ...
* Regional reserves of South Australia
* Regional Reserve (Australia)
A Regional Reserve is a type of protected area used in the Australian states of South Australia and Tasmania that allows the use of natural resources in conjunction with the protected area’s conservation function. South Australia
In South Austr ...
References
External links
Entry for Nullarbor Regional Reserve on protected planet
Regional reserves of South Australia
Nullarbor Plain
Protected areas established in 1989
1989 establishments in Australia
Great Victoria Desert
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