| Granite Island Recreation Park South Australia  | |
|---|---|
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)[1]   | |
![]() Causeway leading to Granite Island from Victor Harbor  | |
![]() Granite Island Recreation Park  | |
| Nearest town or city | Victor Harbor[2] | 
| Coordinates | 35°33′51″S 138°37′49″E / 35.564100686°S 138.630228673°E[1] | 
| Established | 30 September 1999[3] | 
| Area | 26 hectares (64 acres)[4] | 
| Visitation | 700,000 | 
| Managing authorities | Department for Environment and Water | 
| Website | Granite Island Recreation Park | 
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia | 
Granite Island Recreation Park is a protected area including all of Granite Island which is about 0.6 kilometres (0.37 miles) south-east of Victor Harbor in South Australia and about 120 kilometres (75 miles) south of Adelaide. It is reported as being 'the most visited park in South Australia'.[5] It was proclaimed in 1999 under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 and is categorised as an IUCN Category IV protected area.[1][3]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
 - ↑ "Search results for 'Granite Island Conservation Park' with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'NPW and Conservation Properties' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
 - 1 2 Evans, Iain (30 September 1999). "NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT 1972 SECTION 34(1): CONSTITUTION OF GRANITE ISLAND RECREATION PARK" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 1341. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
 - ↑ "Protected Areas Information System Reserve List" (PDF). Government of South Australia. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
 - ↑
 
External links
- Official webpage
 - Webpage for the Granite Island Recreation Park on the Protected Planet website
 - Friends of Granite Island website
 
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