Great Australian Bight Marine Park is the name given to a group of

marine protected areas Marine protected areas (MPA) are protected areas of seas, oceans, estuaries or in the US, the Great Lakes. These marine areas can come in many forms ranging from wildlife refuges to research facilities. MPAs restrict human activity for a conserv ...

which are located together within both Australian and South Australian jurisdictions in the

Great Australian Bight The Great Australian Bight is a large oceanic bight, or open bay, off the central and western portions of the southern coastline of mainland Australia. Extent Two definitions of the extent are in use – one used by the International Hydrog ...

and which has been in use as recently as 2005. The constituent protected areas are the

Great Australian Bight Marine National Park Great Australian Bight Marine National Park is a marine protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located west of the state capital of Adelaide. It consists of two sections occupying the ocean immediately adjoining the coastl ...

and the

Great Australian Bight Marine Park Whale Sanctuary __NOTOC__ Great Australian Bight Marine Park Whale Sanctuary was a marine protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located immediately off the coastline of the Great Australian Bight in waters about west-northwest of the state ...

within the coastal waters of

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 ...

, and the

Great Australian Bight Commonwealth Marine Reserve Great Australian Bight Marine Park (formerly Great Australian Bight Commonwealth Marine Reserve) is a marine protected area located in the Great Australian Bight south of South Australia in waters within the Australian Exclusive economic zone. ...

in waters within the

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

n Exclusive economic zone. 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 Heritag ...

References

External links

Great Australian Bight Marine Park (South Australian government webpage accessed and archived 6 October 2008
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Great Australian Bight Marine Park Protected areas managed by the Australian government Marine protected areas of South Australia Great Australian Bight South Australian places listed on the defunct Register of the National Estate

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