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Protected area in South Australia
Cap Island Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located about 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi ) 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] IUCN Category Ia protected area .[6]
In addition to marine mammals, at least nine species of birds have been recorded on Cap Island.[7]
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae : Silver Gull
Haematopus fuliginosus fuliginosus : Sooty Oystercatcher
Hirundo (Hirundo) neoxena neoxena : Welcome Swallow
Neophema (Neonanodes) petrophila
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
At least eight species of plants have been recorded on Cap Island.[7]
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 ]
^ 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 30 August 2014 .
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