Murray River National Park
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Murray River is a national park
in South Australia
(Australia
), 186 km east of Adelaide. It forms part of the 12,200 km2 Riverland Mallee Important Bird Area
, identified as such by BirdLife International
for its importance in the conservation of mallee birds and their habitats.
National park
A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or...
in South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
(Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
), 186 km east of Adelaide. It forms part of the 12,200 km2 Riverland Mallee Important Bird Area
Riverland Mallee Important Bird Area
The Riverland Mallee Important Bird Area comprises a 12,200 km2 tract of mallee habitat and riverine woodland extending from near Waikerie in the Riverland region of eastern South Australia north-eastwards into south-western New South Wales....
, identified as such by BirdLife International
BirdLife International
BirdLife International is a global Partnership of conservation organisations that strives to conserve birds, their habitats and global biodiversity, working with people towards sustainability in the use of natural resources...
for its importance in the conservation of mallee birds and their habitats.