Nuytsland Nature Reserve
Nuytsland Nature Reserve is a protected area of Western Australia in the far south-eastern part of the state, on the south coast.
| Nuytsland Nature Reserve Western Australia | |
|---|---|
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve) | |
 The Great Australian Bight at Toolina Cove, Nuytsland Nature Reserve, 2010 | |
  Nuytsland Nature Reserve | |
| Nearest town or city | Esperance |
| Coordinates | 32°18′0″S 125°52′0″E |
| Area | 6,253.44 km2 (2,414.5 sq mi) |
| Managing authorities | Department of Parks and Wildlife (Western Australia) |
| See also | List of protected areas of Western Australia |
Nominally located at 32° 18' S 125° 52' E, it has an area of 6,253.44 km², and takes in over 500 kilometres of coastline from Cape Pasley to Red Rocks Point.[1]
It was gazetted in 1969. Significant features include Twilight Cove and the Eyre Bird Observatory.[2][3] It lies within the Nuyts cadastral division of the state.
The reserve has been surveyed for the western ground parrot.[4]
Notes
- Western Australia. Dept. of Conservation and Land Management (2010), Cape Arid and Eucla National Parks, Israelite Bay, Dept. of Conservation & Land Management, retrieved 2 March 2017
- Harris, Alex (2 March 1979), "Life in the most remote bird observatory", West Australian (2 Mar 1979): 7, 10, retrieved 2 March 2017
- Riley, Kathy (1 January 2007), "Nature in the raw.(Nuytsland Nature Reserve)(Geographic overview)", Australian Geographic, Athena Information Solutions Pvt. Ltd (85): 94–99, ISSN 0816-1658
- Newbey, Brenda; Chemello, David; Barth, Michael (2006), Search for the western ground parrot in Nuytsland Nature Reserve and Cape Arid National Park, 2005-2006, Birds Australia, Western Australia, retrieved 2 March 2017
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