Althorpe Islands Conservation Park
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Althorpe Islands Conservation Park South Australia |
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IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)
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Althorpe Islands
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 Althorpe Islands Conservation Park
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| Nearest town or city | Stenhouse Bay |
| Coordinates | 35°21′57.4632″S 136°51′58.7412″E / 35.365962000°S 136.866317000°ECoordinates: 35°21′57.4632″S 136°51′58.7412″E / 35.365962000°S 136.866317000°E |
| Established | 1972 |
| Area | 163 ha (400 acres) |
| Managing authorities | Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Althorpe Islands Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia occupying the Althorpe Islands, Haystack Island and Seal Island in Investigator Strait near the town of Stenhouse Bay. The conservation park was proclaimed in 1972 following the enactment of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 with the protection initially applying to the Western Islets in the Althorpe Islands, Haystack Island and Seal Island with Althorpe Island itself was not added until 1997. The purpose of the conservation park is ‘to protect important wildlife habitat, particularly for sea-bird populations’. It is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area.
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