Peter Murrell Conservation Area

Peter Murrell Conservation Area
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Peter Murrell Conservation Area
LocationTasmania, Huntingfield
Nearest cityHobart
Coordinates43°00′39″S 147°17′33″E / 43.0107°S 147.2926°E / -43.0107; 147.2926
Area1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi)
Established8 December 1999
Governing bodyTasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service
WebsiteOfficial website

The Peter Murrell Conservation Area is located in Huntingfield, Tasmania, approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) south of the state's capital city, Hobart. The conservation area has an area of 135 ha (330 acres) and is one of three reserves within the Peter Murrell Reserves. Also within these reserves are the Peter Murrell State Reserve (133 ha (330 acres)) and a Public Reserve (9 ha (22 acres)). These reserves and the Conservation Area lie at the base of the Tinderbox Peninsula, between the suburbs of Kingston, Howden and Blackman's Bay. The Peter Murrell Conservation Area surrounds the northern, western and southern sides of the Peter Murrell State Reserve.

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