Nullarbor Regional Reserve is a protected area in

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located about west of Ceduna. Its boundaries are defined by the

Trans-Australian Railway The Trans-Australian Railway, opened in 1917, runs from Port Augusta in South Australia to Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, crossing the Nullarbor Plain in the process. As the only rail freight corridor between Western Australia and the east ...

to the north and by the Nullarbor National Park, the Nullarbor Wilderness Protection Area and the

Yalata Indigenous Protected Area The Yalata Indigenous Protected Area is an Indigenous Protected Area in South Australia. It has an area of 4643.97 km2.UNEP-WCMC (2022). Protected Area Profile for Yalata from the World Database of Protected Areas. Accessed 25 May 2022/ref> T ...

to the south. Its western boundary is with the Western Australia - South Australian state border while its eastern boundary adjoins the

Yellabinna Regional Reserve The Yellabinna Regional Reserve is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located about north of Ceduna. To the west it borders Nullarbor Regional Reserve, to the south Yumbarra Conservation Park and Pureba Conservati ...

. The northeastern corner of the reserve is the locations of

Ooldea Ooldea is a tiny settlement in South Australia. It is on the eastern edge of the Nullarbor Plain, west of Port Augusta on the Trans-Australian Railway. Ooldea is from the bitumen Eyre Highway. Being near a permanent waterhole, Ooldea Soak, ...

, and central north

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on the railway line, and the northern boundary is adjacent to the

Maralinga Tjarutja The Maralinga Tjarutja, or Maralinga Tjarutja Council, is the corporation representing the traditional Anangu owners of the remote western areas of South Australia known as the Maralinga Tjarutja lands. The council was established by the ''Mara ...

Aboriginal lands. The northern boundary has the abandoned railway locations of Hughes, Denman, Fisher, O'Malley and Watson, as well as being the section of line that is the known as the longest railway straight. The Nullarbor Regional Reserve and the adjoining Nullarbor National Park protect the world's largest semi-arid cave landscape, which is associated with many Aboriginal cultural sites. Wildlife inhabiting in the regional reserve includes the Southern Hairy-nosed

Wombat Wombats are short-legged, muscular quadrupedal marsupials that are native to Australia. They are about in length with small, stubby tails and weigh between . All three of the extant species are members of the family Vombatidae. They are ada ...

The regional reserve is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area.

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Entry for Nullarbor Regional Reserve on protected planet
Regional reserves of South Australia Nullarbor Plain Protected areas established in 1989 1989 establishments in Australia Great Victoria Desert {{SouthAustralia-protected-area-stub

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