Nullarbor Regional Reserve
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| Nullarbor Regional Reserve South Australia |
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IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
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 Nullarbor Regional Reserve
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| Nearest town or city | Ceduna |
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| Established | 1989[1] |
| Area | 19,198.51 km2 (7,412.6 sq mi)[1] |
| Managing authorities | Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources |
| Footnotes | Coordinates[2] |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Nullarbor Regional Reserve is a protected area in South Australia located about Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value). west of Ceduna.
Its boundaries are defined by the Trans-Australian Railway to the north and by the Nullarbor National Park, the Nullarbor Wilderness Protection Area and the Yalata Indigenous Protected Area to the south. Its western boundary is with the Western Australia - South Australian state border while its eastern boundary adjoins the Yellabinna Regional Reserve.[3][4][5]
The northeastern corner of the reserve is the locations of Ooldea, and central north Cook on the railway line,[4] and the northern boundary is adjacent to the Maralinga Tjarutja Aboriginal lands.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
Nullarbor National Park and Nullarbor Regional Reserve protect the world's largest semi-arid cave landscape, which is associated with many Aboriginal cultural sites.[citation needed] Wildlife inhabiting in the park includes the Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat
The regional reserve is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area.[2]
See also
- Protected areas of South Australia
- Regional reserves of South Australia
- Regional Reserve (Australia)
- List of largest protected areas in the world
References
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- IUCN Category VI
- Articles with unsourced statements from March 2015
- Articles with unsourced statements from July 2008
- Regional reserves of South Australia
- Nullarbor Plain
- Protected areas established in 1989
- 1989 establishments in Australia
- South Australia geography stubs
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