Simpson Desert Conservation Park
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Simpson Desert Conservation Park | |
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IUCN Category Ia (Strict Nature Reserve) | |
Nearest town/city: | Oodnadatta |
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Area: | 6,881.42 km² |
Managing authorities: | Department for Environment and Heritage |
Official site: | Simpson Desert Conservation Park |
Simpson Desert Regional Reserve is located in South Australia, 957 km north of Port Augusta. In combination with Simpson Desert Regional Reserve and Witjira National Park, it forms a protected area representing one of the world's best examples of dunal desert. A wide variety of desert flora and fauna are protected in a landscape of varied dune systems, extensive playa lakes, spinifex grasslands and Acacia woodlands.These trees soak up water from underground water springs.
