Lincoln National Park South Australia | |
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Nearest town or city | Port Lincoln |
Coordinates | 34°51′57″S 135°52′18″E / 34.8657°S 135.8716°E[1] |
Established | 28 August 1941[2] |
Area | 216.38 km2 (83.5 sq mi)[1] |
Managing authorities | Department for Environment and Water |
Website | Lincoln National Park |
See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Lincoln National Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located about 249 kilometres (155 mi) west of the state capital of Adelaide and about 9.5 kilometres (5.9 mi) south of the municipal seat of Port Lincoln. It consists of a mainland area on the Jussieu Peninsula on the south eastern tip of Eyre Peninsula and a number of nearby islands. The national park contains significant sites of natural, indigenous and early European heritage.
Comprising the whole of sections 2, 5, 6, and 13, hundred of Flinders, exclusive of all necessary roads.