Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary National Park
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. Its purpose is to rehabilitate land used as salt pans, protect habitat for international migratory shorebirds, manage water quality in adjoining parts of Gulf St Vincent, create "green" space, develop niche tourism and create opportunities for indigenous people.
| Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary National Park Winaityinaityi Pangkara South Australia | |
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IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) | |
Salt crystallisation pans at Dry Creek, looking towards Port Adelaide, in 2008. The mangrove forest area on the right is the southernmost tip of the national park. | |
Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary National Park | |
| Coordinates | 34°35′40″S 138°23′54″E |
| Established | 27 October 2016 |
| Managing authorities | Department of Environment and Water |
| Website | Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary National Park |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
This very low-gradient, low-energy coastline, containing a broad lateral extent of subtidal seagrass meadows, intertidal mangroves and supratidal saltmarshes and salinas, extends from the Adelaide metropolitan area as far as the head of Gulf St Vincent, and is also known as the "Samphire Coast". The coastline north of Parham, outside the proposed sanctuary, also has a high degree of protection through being in the Port Wakefield Proof and Experimental Establishment, and the Clinton Conservation Park.