Scott National Park is a national park in the South West region of Western Australia, 265 km (165 mi) south of Perth.[1][2]
| Scott National Park Western Australia | |
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  Scott National Park | |
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| Nearest town or city | Augusta |
| Coordinates | 34°15′29″S 115°14′08″E / 34.25806°S 115.23556°E |
| Established | 1959 |
| Area | 32.73 km2 (12.6 sq mi) |
| Managing authorities | Department of Environment and Conservation |
| See also | List of protected areas of Western Australia |
It is based on the catchment area of the Scott River and the eastern bank of the Blackwood River, and occurs in part on the Scott Coastal Plain.[3] It has a population of honey possum in the park.[4]
It has had reviews of its flora and fauna due to the proximity of mining exploration and activity.[5][6][7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Scott | Explore Parks WA | Parks and Wildlife Service".
- ^ National Parks Authority of Western Australia (1980), Scott National Park, National Parks Authority, retrieved 6 November 2022
- ^ Western Australia. Dept. of Conservation and Land Management (2000), Parks of the Leeuwin Naturaliste Ridge and Scott National Park management plan : issues paper, Dept. of Conservation & Land Management, retrieved 6 November 2022
- ^ Bradshaw, Don; Phillips, Ryan; Tomlinson, Sean; Holley, Rebecca; Jennings, Sarah; Bradshaw, Felicity (10 December 2015), Ecology of the honey possum, Tarsipes Rostratus, in Scott National Park, Western Australia, Australian Mammal Society, retrieved 6 November 2022
- ^ Mattiske Consulting Pty. Ltd; BHP Titanium Minerals Pty. Ltd (1996), Flora and vegetation of Scott National Park : and the adjoining camping reserve A 12951, Mattiske Consulting Pty Ltd, retrieved 6 November 2022
- ^ Ninox Wildlife Consulting; Mineral Deposits Limited (1991), Scott National Park and Camping Reserve 12951 : vertebrate fauna survey (Draft ed.), Ninox, retrieved 6 November 2022
- ^ Mattiske Consulting Pty Ltd; BHP Titanium Minerals Pty Ltd (1999), Assessment of permanent vegetation monitoring plots in Scott National Park and the adjoining camping reserve A 12951, Mattiske, retrieved 6 November 2022
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