Cap Island Conservation Park

Cap Island Conservation Park
; Cap Island Conservation Park; South Australia;
	; IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve);
	; ; ; ; Cap Island Conservation Park; ; ; ;
Nearest town or city	; Elliston.
Coordinates	; 33°56′42.51″S 135°7′6.73″E / 33.9451417°S 135.1185361°E / -33.9451417; 135.1185361Coordinates: 33°56′42.51″S 135°7′6.73″E / 33.9451417°S 135.1185361°E / -33.9451417; 135.1185361;
Established	16 March 1967;
Area	9 hectares (22 acres);
Managing authorities	Department for Environment and Water
See also	Protected areas of South Australia

Protected area in South Australia

Cap Island Conservation Park is located 7.5 km offshore, west of Mount Misery, Eyre Peninsula. The park covers Cap Island's 8ha surface. The island consists of a granite base and a calcarenite mantle; its margins steeply over-hanging and eroded. Typical vegetation is a low Nitre Bush (Nitraria billardierei) shrubland. Cap Island Conservation Park was constituted by statute in 1972 to conserve a sea bird breeding area and Australian Sea-lion (Neophoca cinerea) and New Zealand Fur-seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) haul-out areas.^[3]

Cap Island also bears the alternative name of Gap Island and historically was also known as Rocky Island.^[4]

History[edit]

Matthew Flinders named the island on 16 February 1802, alluding to the island's topography, geology and cap-like profile. The island was proclaimed a Fauna Conservation Reserve in 1967.^[5] and gazetted as the Cap Island Conservation Park in 1972. The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area.^[6]

Fauna[edit]

In addition to marine mammals, at least nine species of birds have been recorded on Cap Island.^[7] These include:

Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae: Silver Gull

Haematopus fuliginosus fuliginosus: Sooty Oystercatcher

Hirundo (Hirundo) neoxena neoxena: Welcome Swallow

Neophema (Neonanodes) petrophila: Rock Parrot

Pelagodroma marina: White-faced Storm-petrel

Sterna (Sterna) striata: White-fronted Tern

Sternula nereis nereis: Fairy Tern

Sturnus (Sturnus) vulgaris vulgaris: Common Starling

Thalasseus bergii: Crested Tern

Flora[edit]

At least eight species of plants have been recorded on Cap Island.^[7] They include:

Apium prostratum var. prostratum: Sea Celery

Disphyma crassifolium subsp. clavellatum: Rounded Noon-flower

Frankenia pauciflora var. fruticulosa

Frankenia pauciflora: Australian Sea-heath

Lawrencia squamata: Thorny Lawrencia

Mesembryanthemum crystallinum: Common Ice plant

Nitraria billardierei: Dillon Bush

Zygophyllum apiculatum: Callweed

References[edit]

^ "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}

^ ^a^b "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 25 November 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 8 January 2015.

^ Management Plan - Island Parks of Western Eyre Peninsula. South Australia: Government of South Australia - Department for Environment & Heritage. 2006. ISBN 1 921238 18 6.

^ "Search results for 'Cap Island, Is' with the following datasets selected - 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map viewer. South Australian government. Retrieved 6 February 2018.

^ "CROWN LANDS ACT, 1929-1966: FAUNA CONSERVATION RESERVES DEDICATED" (PDF). THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. Government of South Australia. 16 March 1967. pp. 961–962. Retrieved 5 February 2018.

^ "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (see 'DETAIL' tab)". CAPAD 2012. Australian Government - Department of the Environment. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.

^ ^a^b "Explore Your Area - Cap Island, South Australia". The Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 2014-08-30.

External links[edit]

Cap Island Conservation Park webpage on protected planet

[CAPAD2016SASum-1] "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}

[ReserveList-2] "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 25 November 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 8 January 2015.

[3] Management Plan - Island Parks of Western Eyre Peninsula. South Australia: Government of South Australia - Department for Environment & Heritage. 2006. ISBN 1 921238 18 6.

[LMV-4] "Search results for 'Cap Island, Is' with the following datasets selected - 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map viewer. South Australian government. Retrieved 6 February 2018.

[FCR-1967-5] "CROWN LANDS ACT, 1929-1966: FAUNA CONSERVATION RESERVES DEDICATED" (PDF). THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. Government of South Australia. 16 March 1967. pp. 961–962. Retrieved 5 February 2018.

[CAPAD2012SASum-6] "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (see 'DETAIL' tab)". CAPAD 2012. Australian Government - Department of the Environment. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.

[:0-7] "Explore Your Area - Cap Island, South Australia". The Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 2014-08-30.

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