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Nuyts Archipelago Conservation Park is a
protected area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural or cultural values. Protected areas are those areas in which human presence or the exploitation of natural resources (e.g. firewood ...
in the Australian state of
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 on Eyre Island and St Peter Island in the
Nuyts Archipelago The Nuyts Archipelago is an island group in South Australia in the Great Australian Bight, to the south of the town of Ceduna on the west coast of the Eyre Peninsula. It consists of mostly granitic islands and reefs that provide breedin ...
located off the west coast of
Eyre Peninsula The Eyre Peninsula is a triangular peninsula in South Australia. It is bounded by the Spencer Gulf on the east, the Great Australian Bight on the west, and the Gawler Ranges to the north. Earlier called Eyre's Peninsula, it was named after e ...
about south and south-east respectively of Ceduna. The land first received protected area status as a fauna conservation reserves proclaimed on 16 March 1967 under the ''Crown Lands Act 1929'' in respect to Eyre Island. Additional fauna conservation reserves were proclaimed on 4 November 1967 in respect to the Franklin Islands, Goat Island, Lacy Islands, Lound Island and Purdie Island. On 27 April 1972, all of the land proclaimed as fauna conservation reserves was reconstituted as the ''Nuyts Archipelago Conservation Park'' under the ''
National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 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 separat ...
''. On 14 January 1988, St Peter Island was added to the conservation park. On 19 December 1991, additional land was added to the conservation park to extend protection over land located between high tide and low tide.   On 4 November 1993, an islet located off the western end of Eyre Island was added. On 25 August 2011, all of the conservation park with the exception of Eyre Island and St Peter Island was constituted as part of the
Nuyts Archipelago Wilderness Protection Area Nuyts Archipelago Wilderness Protection Area is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the Nuyts Archipelago off the west coast of Eyre Peninsula within to south-west of Ceduna. The wilderness protection a ...
and therefore is no longer part of the conservation park. The waters surrounding both Eyre Island and St Peter Island have been located within the
Nuyts Archipelago Marine Park Nuyts may refer to: People * Pieter Nuyts (1598–1655), Dutch explorer and diplomat * Pieter Nuyts (writer) (1640–1709), Dutch poet and playwright Places * Nuyts Archipelago (disambiguation), places associated with the island group in South A ...
since 2012. The conservation park is classified as an
IUCN The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. Founded in 1948, IUCN has become the global authority on the status ...
Category Ia protected area. In 1980, it was listed on the now-defunct
Register of the National Estate The Register of the National Estate was a heritage register that listed natural and cultural heritage places in Australia that was closed in 2007. Phasing out began in 2003, when the Australian National Heritage List and the Commonwealth Heri ...
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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 ...
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Isles of St Francis Conservation Park . __NOTOC__ Isles of St Francis Conservation Park was a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located on islands within the Isles of St Francis off the west coast of Eyre Peninsula about north-west of the state capital o ...


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Nuyts Archipelago Conservation Park webpage on protected planet
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nuyts Archipelago Conservation Park Conservation parks of South Australia Protected areas established in 1967 1967 establishments in Australia South Australian places listed on the defunct Register of the National Estate Great Australian Bight