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Nuyts Archipelago (other)
Nuyts Archipelago is an island group in South Australia Nuyts Archipelago may also refer: *Nuyts Archipelago Conservation Park, a protected area in South Australia *Nuyts Archipelago Important Bird Area, a designation associated with the Nuyts Archipelago *Nuyts Archipelago Marine Park, a marine protected area associated with the Nuyts Archipelago *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 ar ..., a protected area in South Australia See also * Nuyts (other) {{disambiguation ...
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Nuyts Archipelago
The Nuyts Archipelago is an island group located in South Australia in the Great Australian Bight to the south of the town of Ceduna, South Australia, Ceduna on the west coast of the Eyre Peninsula. It consisting of mostly granite, granitic islands and reefs that provide breeding sites for Australian sea lions and support seabird colony, colonies of short-tailed shearwater. It also includes the island group known as the Isles of St Francis. All the islands with exception of a part of Evans Island, are located with the following protected areas - the Nuyts Archipelago Wilderness Protection Area and the Nuyts Archipelago Conservation Park. Description Of the roughly 30 islands and reefs in the archipelago, those lying furthest from the coast of the Eyre Peninsula are known as the Isles of St Francis, after the largest. Most of the islands are formed of calcarenite lying on granite; where the softer calcarenite is close to sea level it has been heavily eroded by wave ac ...
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Nuyts Archipelago Conservation Park
Nuyts Archipelago Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located on Eyre Island and St Peter Island in the Nuyts Archipelago located off the west coast of Eyre Peninsula 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''. 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 betwe ...
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Nuyts Archipelago Important Bird Area
The Nuyts Archipelago is an island group located 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 consisting of mostly granitic islands and reefs that provide breeding sites for Australian sea lions and support colonies of short-tailed shearwater. It also includes the island group known as the Isles of St Francis. All the islands with exception of a part of Evans Island, are located with the following protected areas - the Nuyts Archipelago Wilderness Protection Area and the Nuyts Archipelago Conservation Park. Description Of the roughly 30 islands and reefs in the archipelago, those lying furthest from the coast of the Eyre Peninsula are known as the Isles of St Francis, after the largest. Most of the islands are formed of calcarenite lying on granite; where the softer calcarenite is close to sea level it has been heavily eroded by wave action. The area is biologically unique in Sou ...
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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 (other), places associated with the island group in South Australia * Nuyts Land District, cadastral division of Western Australia * Nuyts Reef, island in South Australia **Nuyts Reef Conservation Park, a protected area in South Australia See also * Nuytsia (other) * Nuytsland Nature Reserve Nuytsland Nature Reserve is a protected area of Western Australia in the south-eastern part of the state, on the south coast. Geography Nominally located at 32° 18' S 125° 52' E, it has an area of 6,253.44 km², and takes in over 500&nbs ..., Western Australia * Pieter Nuyts (other) {{disambiguation, geo, surname ...
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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 area consists of land on Blefuscu Island, Dog Island, Egg Island, part of Evans Island, Franklin Islands, Freeling Island, Fenelon Island, Goat Island, Hart Island, Lacy Islands, Lilliput Island, Lound Island, Masillon Island, Purdie Islands, Smooth Island, St Francis Island and West Island. The wilderness protection area was proclaimed on 25 August 2011 under the ''Wilderness Protection Act 1992'' in order to protect ‘important island habitat for species such as the stick-nest rat and brush-tailed bettongs (which are part of re-introduction programs) and species such as the carpet python and short-nosed bandicoot’ and habitat for ‘other notable species’ including the Australian sea lion and mutton birds. It was created on lan ...
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