Declared Indigenous Protected Areas in South Australia
Mount Willoughby Indigenous Protected Area
The striking arid landscape of Mount Willoughby covers 3,865 square kilometres where the Stony Plains and Great Victoria Desert bioregions meet. The former pastoral property supports a remarkable collection of habitats, ranging from swamps and grassland to cracking clay pans, spectacular breakaway ranges and vivid red dune country.
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Nantawarrina Indigenous Protected Area
Australia’s first Indigenous Protected Area, Nantawarrina spreads across 580 square kilometres of rugged terrain between the Flinders and Gammon Ranges National Parks. A key attraction for visitors and campers as they pass through the ranges, this hardy country is characterised by stunning limestone hills, siltstone flats, springs and waterholes.
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Watarru and Walalkara Indigenous Protected Areas
Watarru and Walalkara cover 12,800 and around 7,000 square kilometres respectively on Anangu Pitjantjatjara lands. Both areas lie in the Great Victoria Desert, the traditional lands of the Pitjantjatjara, Ngaanyatjarra and Yankunytjatjara peoples, known as Anangu.
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Yalata Indigenous Protected Area
Lying at the edge of the Great Victoria Desert on the southern margin of Australia’s majestic Nullarbor Plain, Yalata covers 4,563 square kilometres of coastal dunes, limestone cliffs, sand plains and shrublands.
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