Mamungari Conservation Park

Mamungari Conservation Park is a protected area in South Australia known for its unspoiled desert regions and natural beauty. It is located within the southern Great Victoria Desert and northern Nullarbor Plain, approximately 450 kilometres (280 miles) northwest of Ceduna and 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) northwest of Adelaide.

The park covers an area of around 224,000 hectares and represents some of the most remote and relatively undisturbed environments in Australia.

Mamungari Conservation Park gained its protected status in 1970 under the National Parks Act 1966 to conserve the environments of the Great Victoria Desert and protect wilderness values. It was subsequently declared the Unnamed Conservation Park under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 and was renamed Mamungari Conservation Park in 2006. In 2004, surrounding land, including the park and Serpentine Lakes, was returned to the Native title holders, the Maralinga Tjarutja and Pila Nguru people.

Mamungari Conservation Park is one of the fourteen UNESCO-protected World Biosphere Reserves in Australia, with its official status granted in 1977 under the name of Unnamed Biosphere Reserve. The conservation park has been classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area and was listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate in 1980.

The park is jointly managed by the Department for Environment and Water in collaboration with the traditional owners of the land, the Maralinga Tjarutja and Pila Nguru people. The only significant road passing through the conservation park is the Anne Beadell Highway. Access to the park is strictly regulated, and visitors must obtain permits in advance, which can