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For the outer suburb of Darwin, see Knuckey Lagoon, Northern Territory. Protected area in the Northern Territory, Australia
Knuckey Lagoons Conservation Reserve
Northern Territory
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Knuckey Lagoons Conservation Reserve
Knuckey Lagoons Conservation Reserve is located in Northern TerritoryKnuckey Lagoons Conservation ReserveKnuckey Lagoons Conservation Reserve
Coordinates12°26′08″S 130°56′37″E / 12.435616373°S 130.943626404°E / -12.435616373; 130.943626404
Established7 July 1966
Area125 hectares (310 acres)
Managing authoritiesParks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory
See alsoProtected areas of the Northern Territory

Knuckey Lagoons Conservation Reserve is a protected area associated with a small wetland located on the outskirts of Darwin and Palmerston in the Northern Territory of Australia.

The area in which the lagoon is located was named in 1869 after surveyor Richard Randall Knuckey by the Surveyor General, George Goyder.

References

  1. ^ "Terrestrial Protected Areas by Reserve Type in Northern Territory (2016)". CAPAD 2016. Australian government. 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. "Knuckey Lagoons Conservation Reserve" (PDF). Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.


Protected areas of the Northern Territory
Coastal Reserves
Conservation Areas
Conservation Covenants
Conservation Reserves
Historical Reserves
Hunting Reserves
Marine Parks
National Parks
Nature Parks
Other places
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The above list consists of places managed by the Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory either alone or with other parties
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