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Finniss Conservation Park
Finniss Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the Mount Lofty Ranges about 43 kilometres (27 miles) south of the state capital of Adelaide and about 7 kilometres (4.3 miles) west of Ashbourne. It is located within the gazetted locality of Mount Magnificent.[2][5] The conservation park consists of the following land in the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Kondoparinga - "Allotment 22 of DP 63695" and sections 107, 108 and 1963. It came into existence on 29 January 1976 by proclamation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in respect to section 1963. Land in sections 107 and 108 was added on 28 November 1985 and land in Allotment 22 was added on 23 June 2005.[3][6][7] As of 2018, it covered an area of 1.23 square kilometres (0.47 sq mi).[4] The Heysen Trail, the long distance walking trail, passes along the west side of the conservation park from Ridge Road in the south to Mount Magnificent Road in the north.[8][2] In 1980, the conservation park was described as follows:[5]
The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area.[1] In 1980, it was listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate.[5] See alsoReferences
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