Cape Gantheaume Wilderness Protection Area is a
protected area located on the south coast of
Kangaroo Island
Kangaroo Island, also known as Karta Pintingga (literally 'Island of the Dead' in the language of the Kaurna people), is Australia's third-largest island, after Tasmania and Melville Island. It lies in the state of South Australia, southwest ...
in
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...
about south west of
Kingscote. It was established in 1993 on land previously part of the
Cape Gantheaume Conservation Park. The following qualities have been identified by the government agency managing the wilderness protection area:
The area is prime coastal wilderness with high ecological and aesthetic integrity. It is undulating country that has an excellent cover of mallee vegetation and diverse coastal landscapes with high scenic and habitat value. Wilderness quality is evaluated as high in all of the Wilderness Protection Area except a narrow strip on the east coast where it is affected to a minor extent by the presence of a rough track along the eastern coastline.
The wilderness protection area is located within the following gazetted localities (from west to east) -
Seal Bay,
MacGillivray and
D'Estrees Bay.
It is classified as an
IUCN Category Ib protected area.
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See also
* Protected areas of South Australia
Protected areas of South Australia consists of protected areas located within South Australia and its immediate onshore waters and which are managed by South Australian Government agencies. As of March 2018, South Australia contains 359 sepa ...
References
External links
Cape Gantheaume coastal trek (pdf)
- Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
Entry for Cape Gantheaume Wilderness Protection Area on protected planet
Wilderness areas of South Australia
Protected areas of Kangaroo Island
Protected areas established in 1993
1993 establishments in Australia
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