Kent Group National Park
Tasmania
Coordinates39°28′S 147°19′E / 39.47°S 147.32°E / -39.47; 147.32[1]
EstablishedApril 28, 1971 (1971-04-28)[2]
Area312.83 km2 (120.8 sq mi)(includes marine area)[2]
Managing authoritiesTasmania Parks and Wildlife Service
WebsiteKent Group National Park
See alsoProtected areas of Tasmania

Kent Group National Park is located in Bass Strait covering the Kent Group islands of Tasmania, Australia. The islands cover an area of 23.74 km2 (9.17 sq mi) while the marine reserve component of the national park which surrounds the islands cover 290 km2 (110 sq mi).[3]

History and prior use of the land

The islands have a rich Aboriginal cultural heritage with human occupation of the area estimated to date to between 8,000 and 13,000 years ago. The establishment of sealer settlements by Europeans in Eastern Bass Strait, including Kent Group, were amongst the earliest outside Sydney Cove. A lighthouse was constructed on Deal Island in 1848, with permanent human habitation until its deactivation in 1992. Parts of the islands were subject to grazing cattle until as recent as 1996.[3]

Marine Reserve

Kent Group has a high diversity of fish species, likely due to the convergence of influences including the East Australian Current and westerly flow of Bass Strait.[4] The marine reserve area generally east of Deal Island prohibits fishing.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kent Group National Park on OpenStreetMap". openstreetmap.org. © OpenStreetMap contributors. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) 2014". environment.gov.au. © Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Kent Group National Park". parks.tas.gov.au. Government of Tasmania. 19 January 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Kent Group Marine Reserve". parks.tas.gov.au. Government of Tasmania. 19 June 2014. Archived from the original on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "DPIPWE Marine Reserves - Kent Group". dipiwe.tas.gov.au. Government of Tasmania. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
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