Middle Island is an island in the Australian state of South Australia located in Spencer Gulf within Pondalowie Bay on the south-western coast of Yorke Peninsula. It is the largest of three islands within the bay with an approximate area of 28 hectares (69 acres). It first obtained protected area status as a fauna conservation reserve declared under the Crown Lands Act 1929-1966 on 16 March 1967 and is currently located within the boundaries of the Innes National Park.[1] It is also located within a habitat protection zone of the Southern Spencer Gulf Marine Park.[2][3] DEWNR lists the islands as 'no access' areas for the general public.[4]
  Middle Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Spencer Gulf |
| Coordinates | 35°12′52″S 136°49′53″E / 35.21444°S 136.83139°E |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
Fauna
editA biodiversity survey was conducted on Middle Island in November 1982. Species recorded included (but are not limited to): black-faced cormorant, Caspian tern, sooty oystercatcher and the little penguin.[5] Little penguin breeding sites were noted in a 1996 survey of South Australia's offshore islands.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Southern Spencer Gulf Marine Park Management Plan Summary DENR, Government of South Australia (2012). Accessed 2014-01-18.
- ^ Property Location Browser V2 Archived 2016-10-12 at the Wayback Machine Government of South Australia. Accessed 2014-01-18.
- ^ Innes National Park brochure Archived 2013-04-09 at the Wayback Machine DEWNR, Government of South Australia (2013-03). Accessed 2014-01-18.
- ^ Explore Your Area > Middle Island Atlas of Living Australia. Accessed 2014-01-18.
- ^ Robinson, Tony; Canty, Peter; Mooney, Trish; Rudduck, Penny (1996). South Australia's Offshore Islands (PDF). South Australia: Resource Management Branch, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, South Australia. ISBN 0-644-35011-3.