Clements Gap Conservation Park
South Australia
Clements Gap Conservation Park is located in South Australia
Clements Gap Conservation Park
Clements Gap Conservation Park
Nearest town or cityRedhill
Coordinates33°29′32″S 138°04′34″E / 33.49232°S 138.0761°E / -33.49232; 138.0761
Area7.9 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
Managing authoritiesDepartment for Environment and Water
See alsoProtected areas of South Australia

Clements Gap Conservation Park is a protected area located in the Mid North of South Australia about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) west of Redhill, 20 kilometres (12 mi) north east of Port Broughton and 42 metres above sea level. The park preserves an area of natural bushland and the built remnants of a small historic agricultural township, Clements Gap, about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) east of the Spencer Gulf coast. Maintained by the South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR),[2] the park is classified as an IUCN Category III Natural Monument or Feature.[3] The park is named for the surrounding farming locality of Clements Gap, a reference to the co-located pass through the Barunga Range. The Clements Gap pass in turn is thought to be named after a shepherd in the area prior to 1880, per research by local historian Rodney Cockburn.[4][5]

History

In 1963 eight sections (439-442 and 565-568) of the Hundred of Mundoora (north east corner) were set aside and designated Mundoora Conservation Park. In 1981 the park was renamed to its present designation.[6][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Park management plans". Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, Government of South Australia. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (see 'DETAIL' tab)". CAPAD 2012. Australian Government - Department of the Environment. 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Search for 'Clements Gap Conservation Park'". Property Location Browser. SA0014321. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2017. Previous Name: Mundoora Conservation Park; Derivation of Name: Clements Gap; Other Details: Name change approved by Geog Names Board-vide Minutes 28/7/1983 & DL.3701/1967.
  5. ^ "Search for 'Clements Gap, LOCB'". Property Location Browser. SA0037028. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2017. Adjacent to section 616, Hundred of Redhill, 16 km north-west of Redhill and, according to Rodney Cockburn, named after a shepherd.
  6. ^ "Clements Gap Conservation Park". Birds SA. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
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