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This article is about the conservation park in South Australia. For the island, see Pullen Island (South Australia).

Protected area in South Australia
Pullen Island Conservation Park
South Australia
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)
Pullen Island Conservation Park is located in South AustraliaPullen Island Conservation ParkPullen Island Conservation Park
Nearest town or cityPort Elliot
Coordinates35°32′16.96″S 138°41′29.13″E / 35.5380444°S 138.6914250°E / -35.5380444; 138.6914250
Established16 March 1967
Area2 hectares (4.9 acres)
Visitationlevel unknown (in 1983)
Managing authoritiesDepartment for Environment and Water
See alsoProtected areas of South Australia

Pullen Island Conservation Park is a protected area includes all of Pullen Island about 0.5 kilometres (0.31 miles) south of Port Elliot in South Australia and about 94 kilometres (58 miles) south of Adelaide.

The park was proclaimed in 1972 under National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 replacing earlier protected area status as a Fauna Conservation Reserve which was proclaimed in 1967. The protected area status exists to protect the island as a breeding area for sea birds such as little penguins and silver gulls.

The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category IA protected area. In 1980, it was included on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate.

Climate

Pullen Island Conservation Park has a moderate climate with an average temperature of 15 °C and an average rainfall of 766 milimeters per year. The warmest and driest month is December (22 °C with 22 milimetres of rainfall). The wettest and coldest month is June (8 °C with an average rainfall of 142 millimetres).

References

  1. ^ "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. "CROWN LANDS ACT, 1929–1966: FAUNA CONSERVATION RESERVES DEDICATED" (PDF). THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. Government of South Australia. 16 March 1967. pp. 961–962. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  3. "Protected Areas Information System Reserve List" (PDF). Government of South Australia. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  4. ^ Island conservation parks of Backstairs Passage and Encounter Bay management plans (PDF). Adelaide: National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Environment and Planning. 1983. pp. iii, 23–29. ISBN 0-7243-4588-4.
  5. "Pullen Island Conservation Park, Freeman Nob, Port Elliot, SA, Australia – listing on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate (Place ID 7635)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. 21 October 1980. Retrieved 19 December 2018.

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