Nullarbor Wilderness Protection Area is a protected area in the Australian state 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 ...

located about west of Ceduna in the locality of

Nullarbor The Nullarbor Plain ( ; Latin: feminine of , 'no', and , 'tree') is part of the area of flat, almost treeless, arid or semi-arid country of southern Australia, located on the Great Australian Bight coast with the Great Victoria Desert to its ...

. The wilderness protection area was proclaimed under the ''Wilderness Protection Act 1992'' on 6 June 2013 on land previously proclaimed under the ''

National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 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 ...

'' as the Nullarbor National Park and the

Nullarbor Regional Reserve Nullarbor Regional Reserve is a protected area in South Australia located about west of Ceduna, South Australia, Ceduna. Its boundaries are defined by the Trans-Australian Railway to the north and by the Nullarbor National Park, the Nullarbor ...

. It is bounded in the west by the Western Australia - South Australian state border, in the south by the coastline adjoining 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 ...

, to the east by 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 ...

and the Nullarbor Regional Reserve, and to the north by the Nullarbor National Park and the Nullarbor Regional Reserve. Two heritage-listed sites within the area,

Koonalda Cave Koonalda Cave is a cave in the Australian state of South Australia, on the Nullarbor Plain in the locality of Nullarbor. It is notable as an archeological site.

and the Koonalda Homestead Complex, are listed on the

South Australian Heritage Register The South Australian Heritage Register, also known as the SA Heritage Register, is a statutory register of historic places in South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. ...

; the former is also listed on the

Australian National Heritage List The Australian National Heritage List or National Heritage List (NHL) is a heritage register, a list of national heritage places deemed to be of outstanding heritage significance to Australia, established in 2003. The list includes natural and ...

. The wilderness protection area is classified as an IUCN Category Ib protected area.

References

External links

Nullarbor Wilderness Protection Area webpage on the Protected Planet website
Wilderness areas of South Australia Protected areas established in 2013 2013 establishments in Australia Nullarbor Plain {{SouthAustralia-protected-area-stub

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