Cap Island Conservation Park
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Cap Island Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located about 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) offshore, west of Mount Misery, Eyre Peninsula. The park covers Cap Island's 8ha surface. The island consists of a granite base and a calcarenite mantle; its margins steeply over-hanging and eroded. Typical vegetation is a low Nitre Bush (Nitraria billardierei) shrubland. Cap Island Conservation Park was constituted by statute in 1972 to conserve a sea bird breeding area and Australian Sea-lion (Neophoca cinerea) and New Zealand Fur-seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) haul-out areas.[3]
Cap Island Conservation Park South Australia | |
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Nearest town or city | Elliston. |
Coordinates | 33°56′42.51″S 135°7′6.73″E |
Established | 16 March 1967[2] |
Area | 9 hectares (22 acres)[2] |
Managing authorities | Department for Environment and Water |
See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Cap Island also bears the alternative name of Gap Island and historically was also known as Rocky Island.[4]