Kintore Caves Conservation Reserve

Kintore Caves Conservation Reserve
Northern Territory
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Kintore Caves Conservation Reserve
Coordinates 14°24′53″S 132°09′49″E / 14.4147°S 132.1635°E / -14.4147; 132.1635Coordinates: 14°24′53″S 132°09′49″E / 14.4147°S 132.1635°E / -14.4147; 132.1635
Established 1965[1]
Area 423 hectares (1,045 acres)[1]
Managing authorities Parks and Wildlife Commission
See also Protected areas of the Northern Territory

Kintore Caves Conservation Reserve is a conservation reserve in the Northern Territory of Australia.

It is located approximately approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) west of Katherine and 330 kilometres (205 mi) south east of Darwin.

The area is made up of karst limestone and has an extensive network of caves that contain rare fauna and evidence of a long history of human occupation. The park shares a boundary to the north with the Northern Territory Rural College and to the south with private property zoned for rural use.[2]

See also

Protected areas of the Northern Territory

References

  1. 1 2 "Terrestrial Protected Areas by Reserve Type in the Northern Territory (2012)". Department of Environment. 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  2. "Kintore Caves Nature Park Management Plan" (PDF). Parks and Wildlife Commission. 2000. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
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