| Southern Kangaroo Island Marine Park Australia | |
|---|---|
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) | |
  Southern Kangaroo Island Marine Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Kingscote, South Australia |
| Coordinates | 36°8′54.96″S137°22′8.39″E / 36.1486000°S 137.3689972°E /-36.1486000; 137.3689972 |
| Established | 8 December 2012 (2012-12-08)[1] |
| Area | 629.93 km2 (243.2 sq mi)[2] |
| Managing authorities | Director of National Parks |
| Website | Southern Kangaroo Island Marine Park |
Southern Kangaroo Island Marine Park (formerlySouthern Kangaroo Island Commonwealth Marine Reserve) is amarine protected area located south ofSouth Australia in waters within theAustralian Exclusive economic zone to the south ofKangaroo Island and ranging in depth from 15 metres (49 feet) to 100 metres (330 feet).[3]
It was gazetted in November 2012.[1] It was renamed on 11 October 2017.[4]
It is part of a group ofAustralian marine parks managed by theDepartment of the Environment and Energy known as the South-west Marine Park Network. It is bounded on its northern side by theSouthern Kangaroo Island Marine Park which is managed by theGovernment of South Australia.[5][3]
The marine park includes anecosystem representative of thebioregion known as the "Spencer Gulf Shelf Province", a "key ecological feature" consisting of a feature known as the "Kangaroo Island Pool" and the associated "Eyre Peninsula upwelling" both notable for their "high productivity, breeding and feeding aggregations", a calving area forsouthern right whale and feeding areas for both theAustralian sea lion and thegreat white shark.[3]
The marine park is classified as anIUCN Category VI protected area.[2]
