Billiatt Wilderness Protection Area

For other uses, see Billiatt.

Billiatt Wilderness Protection Area
Billiatt Wilderness Protection Area
LocationSouth Australia, Billiatt, Lameroo and Sandalwood
Nearest cityAlawoona
Coordinates35°00′50″S 140°23′25″E / 35.013867266°S 140.390333169°E / -35.013867266; 140.390333169
Area591.25 km2 (228.28 sq mi)
Established24 July 2008 (2008-07-24)
Governing bodyDepartment for Environment and Water

Billiatt Wilderness Protection Area is a protected area located about 30 kilometres (19 miles) north of Lameroo in South Australia.

The wilderness protection area occupies in land in the gazetted localities of Billiatt, Lameroo and Sandalwood.

The wilderness protection area was proclaimed under the Wilderness Protection Act 1992 on 24 July 2008 on land excised from the Billiatt Conservation Park.

It is classified as an IUCN Category Ib protected area.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.