Kelly Hill Conservation Park, formerly the Kelly Hill National Park, is a
protected area 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 ...
located on
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 ...
. The Kelly Hill Caves system is the main attraction within the conservation park. In 1993, a portion of the conservation park was excised to create the
Cape Bouguer Wilderness Protection Area. It is classified as an
IUCN Category III protected area.
See also
* Karatta, South Australia __NOTOC__
Karatta is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the south coast of Kangaroo Island overlooking the body of water known in Australia as the Southern Ocean and by international authorities as the Great Austr ...
* 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
Kelly Hill Conservation Park webpage on protected planet
Protected areas of Kangaroo Island
Conservation parks of South Australia
Protected areas established in 1971
1971 establishments in Australia
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