NATIONAL WILDERNESS RED INDEX

Published by the Colong Foundation for Wilderness Ltd. 30/09/94
Level 2, 332 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000.
Ph (02) 9261 2400; Fax (02) 9261 2144.

Name:

MOUNT CONNOR

Nominated by:

Not recorded

Location:

The Mount Connor area lies to the east of Admiralty Gulf and between the Prince Regent River and Drysdale River areas.

Size
For size and tenure information contact the Colong Foundation.

DESCRIPTION

The area is underlain by sedimentary sediments and basalts of Proterozoic age in
places covered by deep surficial deposits. Major featrues of the area include
Mount Connor which rises to 300 metres above sea level, and the King Edward
River. The coastline in the area is dissected and there area a number of islands
lying close offshore. [1]

Eucalypt woodland is the dominant vegetation in the area. Mangrove communities
occupy low-lying areas east of Vansittart Bay. [2]

While faunal survey information on the area is very limited, the fauna is likely
to be representative of northern Australian assemblages. [3]

STATE FORESTS

ENDANGERED SPECIES

LAND USE HISTORY

CONSERVATION HISTORY

THREATS

GRAZING
Pastoral lease land within the area is subject to grazing at low intensities. [4]

CONTACTS

No contacts are recorded from that area.
ENDNOTES
1
Prineas, 1986.

2
Prineas, 1986.

3
Prineas, 1986.

4
Prineas, 1986.

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