Chadinga Conservation Reserve

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Chadinga Conservation Reserve
Nearest town/city: Penong, South Australia
Area: 8,125 hectares (31.4 sq mi)
Managing authorities: Department for Environment and Heritage
Official site: Chadinga Conservation Reserve

Chadinga Conservation Reserve is a public reserve in the Chadinga Dunes on the western side of Lake MacDonnell, near Penong, South Australia. The park covers 8,125 hectares (31.4 sq mi) of coastal dunes, containing a lake and areas of Mallee scrub. It is commonly called "Tuckamore" by local people. The dunes exend up to 3 km inland and form a habitat for the spinifex hopping mouse.[1] The park has no visitor facilities, although bush camping is permitted.[2]

Within the reserve is found the Dinosaur Ant (Nothomyrmecia macrops), noted as a "living fossil".[3] The lake is the largest of several salt lakes in the area - others include Red Lake (a small section of Lake MacDonnell cut off by the Penong to Point Sinclair/Cactus Beach road) and Blue Lake, a smaller lake to the south of Lake MacDonnell.


[edit] References

  1. ^ Chadinga Conservation Park. Department for Environment and Heritage. Retrieved on 2008-03-11.
  2. ^ Australian National Parks, Chadinga Conservation Reserve. Australiannationalparks.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-11.
  3. ^ Dinosaur Ant, Fossil Ant (Nothomyrmecia macrops). Department for the Environment, Water Heritage and the Arts. Retrieved on 2007-03-11.
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