{{Short description|Protected area in South Australia}} {{Use Australian English|date=April 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox protected area | name = Cape Torrens Wilderness Protection Area | image = | image_caption = | image_alt = | iucn_category = ib | iucn_ref = <ref name=CAPAD2016SASum>{{cite web|title= Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab ) |url= http://www.environment.gov.au/system/files/pages/761994ab-42cc-4f24-952c-c21221861884/files/capad2016sa.xlsx |work=CAPAD 2016|publisher=Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE) |access-date=21 February 2018 |date=2016}}</ref> | coordinates = {{coord|35|43|30|S|136|45|00|E|display=inline,title}}<ref name=CAPAD2016SASum/> | map = South Australia | map_alt = | map_width = 200px | relief = yes | label = Cape Torrens Wilderness Protection Area | label_position = left | location = [[South Australia]] | established = 21 January 1971<ref name="SAGG-1971">{{cite journal |last1 = Shard |first1= A.J.| title= NATIONAL PARKS ACT, 1966: VARIOUS NATIONAL PARKS DECLARED|journal= The South Australian Government Gazette |date= 21 January 1971|pages= 186–187|url= http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/sa_gazette/1971/3/187.pdf |access-date= 22 December 2018 |publisher= Government of South Australia}}</ref> | area_ha = | area_km2 = 9.4 | area_ref = <ref name=ReserveList>{{cite web|title=Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 17 Feb 2014)|url=http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/b88e6e26-4bd9-4c68-8fff-9e800114eb69/park-management-protected-areas-gen.pdf|publisher=Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources|access-date=27 March 2014}}</ref> | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | visitation_ref = | website = | nearest_city = [[Parndana, South Australia|Parndana]] | nearest_town = | governing_body = [[Department for Environment and Water (South Australia)|Department for Environment and Water]] }}
'''Cape Torrens Wilderness Protection Area''', formerly the Cape Torrens Conservation Park and the Cape Torrens National Park, is a [[protected area]] on [[Kangaroo Island]], [[South Australia]]. It was originally dedicated on 21 January 1971 to conserve remnant native vegetation with outstanding coastal and cliff scenery and proclaimed as a wilderness protection area on 15 October 1993.<ref name="SAGG-1971"/><ref name=2012-13report>{{cite journal|title=Wilderness Advisory Committee Annual Report 2012-13|journal=Annual Report|date=September 2013|pages=15|url=http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/5ad5624b-73b3-4284-86e0-a28900c9111c/wilderness-annual-report-2012-13-rep.pdf|access-date=17 March 2014|issn=1832-9357}}</ref><ref name="SAGG-1993">{{cite web |last1=Wiese |first1=B.J. |title=WILDERNESS PROTECTION ACT 1992 SECTION 22(1): CONSTITUTION OF CAPE TORRENS WILDERNESS PROTECTION AREA |url=http://www6.austlii.edu.au/au/other/sa_gazette/1993/102/1755.pdf |website=The South Australian Government Gazette |publisher=Government of South Australia |access-date=25 January 2019 |page=1755 |date=15 October 1993}}</ref>
==Description== The wilderness protection area has an area of {{convert| 9.4|km2}} with {{convert|7|km|abbr=on}} of coastline including Cape Torrens. It lies towards the western end of the island's north coast. It is characterised by a coastal ridge and the scenic cliffs typical of the north coast, declining in altitude further inland. The cliff tops carry a coastal complex dominated by ''[[Acacia paradoxa]]'', grading inland to open [[eucalypt]] [[scrubland]]. The ridge has patches of ''[[Eucalyptus cladocalyx]]'' [[woodland]] with an understorey of ''[[Hakea rostrata]]'', ''[[Xanthorrhoea tateana]]'' and ''[[Lasiopetalum]]'' sp.<ref name=mp>{{cite book |title=Conservation Parks of Kangaroo Island Management Plan|author=Anon |year=1987 |publisher=Department of Environment and Planning, South Australia |location=Adelaide |isbn=0-7243-8983-0|url= http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/e41e4e27-da1d-4a81-970a-9e4f00b185f9/PARKS_PDFS_CP_OF_KI_MP.pdf}}</ref> The wilderness protection area is classified as an [[IUCN protected area categories#Category Ib – wilderness area|IUCN Category Ib protected area]].<ref name=CAPAD2016SASum/>
==Wilderness qualities== The following qualities have been identified by the government agency managing the wilderness protection area:<ref name="2012-13report"/> <blockquote> The area is outstanding for the biological integrity of its native forest and woodland, and for its wild coastal scenery. It also contains habitat for the endangered Glossy Black-cockatoo. The wilderness quality of Cape Torrens Wilderness Protection Area is recorded as high, as it is undisturbed by structures and impacts of modern technology. There are no internal tracks and the vegetation is virtually pristine. </blockquote>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.protectedplanet.net/cape-torrens-wilderness-protection-area Entry for Cape Torrens Wilderness Protection Area on protected planet]
{{Kangaroo Island}} {{Protected areas of South Australia}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cape Torrens Wilderness Protection Area}} [[Category:Protected areas of Kangaroo Island]] [[Category:Wilderness areas of South Australia]] [[Category:Protected areas established in 1971]] [[Category:1971 establishments in Australia]]