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Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary National Park

Protected Area with Sustainable Use of Natural Resources

The Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary National Park, known as Winaityinaityi Pangkara in the Kaurna language, is a protected area in South Australia stretching about 60 kilometres along the northeast coast of Gulf St Vincent from Barker Inlet in the south to Parham in the north. Proclaimed on October 27, 2016 under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 over land in Windsor, Dublin and Lower Light, it is classified IUCN Category VI, permitting sustainable use of natural resources alongside conservation, and protects wetlands that serve as the southern terminus of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway for migratory shorebirds.

Facts
Designation Category
National Park 1
Established Year
2016 1
Governing Body
Department of Environment and Water 1
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Coastal (Marine and Terrestrial) 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
Australian state parks service 1
Sources
1. Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary National Park (Wikipedia)
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  • Infobox: established
    27 October 2016
  • Lead
    The Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary National Park (Winaityinaityi Pangkara, pronounced "Wee-nay-chi-nay-chi pan-ker-a" in the indigenous Kaurna language, meaning "country belonging to all birds") is a protected area in South Australia established by the South Australian government on the northeast coast of Gulf St Vincent, between Parham in the north and the southern end of Barker Inlet (part of the Port River estuary) in the south.
  • Source text, realm: coastal
    The Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary National Park (Winaityinaityi Pangkara, pronounced "Wee-nay-chi-nay-chi pan-ker-a" in the indigenous Kaurna language, meaning "country belonging to all birds") is a protected area in South Australia established by the South Australian government on the northeast coast of Gulf St Vincent, between Parham in the north and the southern end of Barker Inlet (part of the Port River estuary) in the south.
  • Infobox: governing_body
    Department of Environment and Water
  • Part Of: Australia, Lead paragraph
    to all birds") is a protected area in South Australia
  • On Continent: Australia, Infobox location
    location = South Australia ;
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