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Coorong National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)

Nearest town/city:	Goolwa
Coordinates:	36°02′57″S, 139°33′13″E
Area:	467 km²
Managing authorities:	Department for Environment and Heritage
Official site:	Coorong National Park

Coorong is a national park and lagoon ecosystem in South Australia (Australia), 156 km southeast of Adelaide. The western edge of the Coorong starts at the Murray Mouth, at Hindmarsh Island and the Sir Richard Peninsula, and goes about 130km southeast. The park area includes the Coorong itself, and Younghusband Peninsula which separates the Coorong from Encounter Bay in the Southern Ocean. The Cooron is blocked off from Lake Alexandrina (South Australia) by several weirs at Pelican Point.^[1] The World Conservation Union or International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is an international organization dedicated to natural resource conservation. ... Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales, UK A national park is a reserve of land, usually declared and owned by a national government, protected from most human development and pollution. ... Image File history File links Locator_Dot. ... Image File history File links Australia_Locator_Map. ... Goolwa is a historic river port on the River Murray near the Murray Mouth in South Australia, , and joined by a bridge to Hindmarsh Island. ... The Department for Environment and Heritage is a department of the Government of South Australia (not to be confused with the similarly named Department of the Environment and Heritage). ... Capital Adelaide Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 11 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $59,819 (5th) - Product per capita $38,838/person (7th) Population (End of September 2006) - Population 1,558,200 (5th) - Density 1. ... For other uses, see Adelaide (disambiguation). ... Murray Mouth (35°33′ S 138°53′ E) - the point at which Australias River Murray meets the Indian Ocean (Southern Ocean according to Australian maps). ... Hindmarsh Island (Kumarangk in Ngarrindjeri dialect) is an island in South Australia. ... Younghusband Peninsula is a large narrow peninsula in South Australia, at . ... Encounter Bay is located on the south coast of Australia. ... Lake Alexandrina is a lake in South Australia, Australia. ...

The park was formed in 1966 as a sanctuary for many species of birds, animals and fish. It attracts many migratory species. It refuge for these animals during some of Australia's regular droubts. The 50 000Ha also supports coastal dune systems, lagoons and coastal vegetation.^[2] One of the unique things about the Coorong is the interaction of water along its length, with sea water and Murray River water meeting rainfall and groundwater. The freshwater supports the fauna of the area while the sea water is the habitat for much of the birdlife.^[3]

The waters of the Coorong are a popular venue for recreational and commercial fishers. The popular 'Coorong Mullet' and 'School Mullaway' are the main species.

References

^ Map of the Coorong Accessed 3/3/7
^ Coorong National Park - About the Park, Accessed 3/3/7
^ Coorong National Park - Natural Attractions, Accessed 3/3/7

Sunset over the northern part of The Coorong, approaching the town of Meningie

The Coorong, South Australia. ... The Coorong, South Australia. ... Meningie ( , postcode 5264, altitude 34 m) is a town on the southeast side of Lake Albert in South Australia. ...

Protected areas of South Australia

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National Parks:
Belair | Canunda | Coffin Bay | Coorong | Flinders Chase | Flinders Ranges | Gawler Ranges | Innes | Lake Eyre | Lake Gairdner | Lake Torrens | Lincoln | Mount Remarkable | Murray River | Naracoorte Caves | Nullarbor | Onkaparinga River | Vulkathunha-Gammon Ranges | Witjira

Conservation Parks:
Acraman Creek | Billiatt | Black Hill | Cape Gantheaume | Cleland | Cox Scrub | Danggali | Deep Creek | Fairview | Kelly Hill | Hacks Lagoon | Lake Gilles | Mamungari | Marino | Monarto | Morialta | Naracoorte Caves | Ngarkat group | Scott Creek | Seal Bay | Simpson Desert | Spring Gully | Talisker | Telowie Gorge
Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Australia. ... South Australia contains 324 separate Protected Areas with a total land area of 216,310 kmÂ² (21. ... Belair is a national park in South Australia (Australia), 16 km south of Adelaide. ... Canunda is a national park in South Australia (Australia), 350 km southeast of Adelaide. ... Coffin Bay is a national park in South Australia (Australia), 301 km west of Adelaide. ... Flinders Chase is a national park in South Australia (Australia), 213 km southwest of Adelaide. ... Flinders Ranges is South Australias largest mountain range and a national park, 384 km north of Adelaide. ... Gawler Ranges is a national park in South Australia (Australia), 350km north-west of Adelaide. ... Innes is a national park in South Australia (Australia), 160 km west of Adelaide. ... Lake Eyre National Park is located in South Australia (Australia), 697 km north of Adelaide. ... Lake Gairdner is a national park in South Australia (Australia), 436 km northwest of Adelaide. ... Lake Torrens National Park in South Australia (Australia), is located 431 km north of Adelaide. ... Lincoln is a national park in South Australia (Australia), 249 km west of Adelaide. ... Mount Remarkable is a national park in South Australia (Australia), 238 km north of Adelaide. ... Murray River is a national park in South Australia (Australia), 186 km east of Adelaide. ... Naracoorte Caves is a national park in South Australia (Australia). ... Nullarbor is a national park in South Australia (Australia), 887 km west of Adelaide. ... Onkaparinga River National Park is in South Australia (Australia), 32 km south of Adelaide also incorporates the Onkaparinga River Recreation Park. ... Vulkathunha-Gammon Ranges National Park in South Australia (Australia) lies approximately 750 km to the north of Adelaide and 110 km east of Leigh Creek. ... Witjira is a national park in South Australia (Australia), 987 km north of Adelaide. ... Acraman Creek estuary Acraman Creek Conservation Park is located on the northern side of Streaky Bay on the western side of the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, about half way between Ceduna and Streaky Bay townships. ... Billiatt Conservartion Park is situated in Australia midway between Alawoona and Lameroo, approximately 200 km east of Adelaide. ... Black Hill Conservation Park is a public reserve approximately 10 km northeast of Adelaide, in the state of South Australia, Australia. ... Cape Gantheaume Conservation Park is located on Kangaroo Island, South Australia. ... Cleland Conservation Park is a conservation park in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia. ... Deep Creek Conservation Park is 45 square kilometres of natural Australian bush land located at the southern end of Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia, 11 km east of Cape Jervis. ... Fairview Conservation Park (36. ... Kelly Hill Conservation Park is located on Kangaroo Island, South Australia. ... Bool Lagoon is a game reserve in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia, about 20 km south of Naracoorte, near Wrattonbully. ... Mamungari Conservation Park (formerly known as Unnamed Conservation Park) is a wilderness reserve in South Australia (Australia) in the southern Great Victoria Desert and northern Nullarbor Plain, around 200 km west of Maralinga and 450 km northwest of Ceduna. ... Marino Conservation Park is located in the Adelaide suburb of Marino. ... The Monarto Zoo is owned by the Adelaide Zoo, and is an open plains zoo about 70km from Adelaide. ... Morialta Conservation Park is a public reserve 10 km northeast of Adelaide, in the state of South Australia, Australia. ... Naracoorte Caves is a national park in South Australia (Australia). ... Ngarkat Conservation Park is situated in South Australias south-eastern corner. ... Scott Creek Conservation Park Scott Creek Conservation Park is pretty small for a conservation park but it also has a lot of stuff in its relatively small area. ... Seal Bay Conservation Park is located on Kangaroo Island, South Australia. ... Simpson Desert Regional Reserve is located in South Australia, 957 km north of Port Augusta. ... Red Stringybark woodland in Spring Gully CP View to the west from Spring Gully CP Spring Gully Conservation Park is a conservation park in the hills to the west of the Clare Valley in South Australia. ... Talisker Conservation park is located on the South-Western area of the Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia. ...

Recreation Parks:
Brownhill Creek | Cobbler Creek | Onkaparinga River | Totness Brownhill Creek, in South Australia, is one of several creeks (or streams) running in a generally west-north-west direction, draining the western watershed of the Mt Lofty Ranges. ... Cobbler Creek Recreation Park Cobbler Creek Recreation Park is a 288 hectare park located in the suburb of Gulfview Heights in the city of Adelaide. ... Onkaparinga Gorge Onkaparinga River National Park is in South Australia (Australia), 32 km south of Adelaide also incorporates the Onkaparinga River Recreation park. ... Totness Recreation Park, is a park near the town of Totness, South Australia, Australia. ...

Regional Reserves:
Lake Frome | Nullarbor | Simpson Desert | Strzelecki Western shore of Lake Frome (dry) Lake Frome () is a large endorheic lake in South Australia, east of the Northern Flinders Ranges. ... Nullarbor Regional Reserve is located in, South Australia, 300 km west of Ceduna. ... Simpson Desert Regional Reserve is located in South Australia. ... Strzelecki Regional Reserve is located in South Australia, 493 km north-east of Port Augusta. ...

Conservation Reserves:
Chadinga | Naracoorte Caves Chadinga Conservation Reserve is located in the Chadinga Dunes on the western side of Lake MacDonnell. ... Naracoorte Caves is a national park in South Australia (Australia). ...

Wilderness Protection Areas:
Cape Gantheaume | Ravine des Casoars Cape Gantheaume Wilderness Protection Area is located on Kangaroo Island, South Australia. ... Ravine des Casoars Wilderness Protection Area is located on Kangaroo Island, South Australia. ...

Game Reserves:
Bool Lagoon Bool Lagoon is a wetland of international importance. ...

Categories: IUCN Category II | National parks of South Australia | South Australia geography stubs | South Australia protected area stubs

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