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Copy of Sites of Conservation Significance Threat Symbol Manager Threats: - High Medium Low = H M L Condition index type interest Good % in Internationa Threatened Endemic Wildlife Threatened Endemic Wildlife Feral feral weed grazing/ human climate level of medium SOC name Region SOCS # Major IBRA Wetlands Flora Wetlands Flora Signif Index fire reserves #L #M #H l /National species species Aggregations species species Aggregations herbs preds s clearing s change ignorance poor = G M (incl IPA) P Simpson Strzelecki Andado and Snake Creek lakes I A 66 Dunefields INT REG NAT 10 0 1 5 0 13.58459433 H M H M M M L H ? 1 1 4 3 17.28 Past Anmatyerr North N A 46 Burt Plain NAT REG NAT 5 1 0 5 0 9.462994105 ? L H M M M L M M 0 2 5 1 15.00 mix Beddome Range and Wilyunpa Tablelands N A 67 Stony Plains NAT NAT REG 5 0 0 5 1 9.462994105 H M H H M L L M M 0 2 3 3 17.00 Past Cleland Hills and surrounds N A 57 Great Sandy Desert NAT 5 0 0 0 0 4.251370769 L L M H L L L H ? 0 5 1 2 13.00 Past Davenport Murchison Davenport and Murchison Ranges N A 48 Ranges REG NAT 1 0 0 5 0 5.101644922 H H H M M L L L M 11 3 2 3 12.10 mix Dulcie Range and surrounds N A 51 Burt Plain NAT REG NAT 5 1 0 5 0 9.462994105 H M H H H L L M M 6 2 2 4 14.95 Past Elkedra River floodout swamps N A 50 Tanami NAT 0 0 0 5 0 4.251370769 ? ? M M M L L H ? 0 2 5 1 15.00 Indig Eva Downs Swamp I A 40 Mitchell Grass Downs INT INT 0 0 10 10 0 16.80756177 L H M M H L L H ? 0 3 2 3 16.00 Indig Davenport Murchison Frew River floodout swamps N A 49 Ranges NAT 0 0 0 5 0 4.251370769 ? ? L M H L L H ? 0 3 3 2 15.00 Past George Gill Range and surrounds I A 58 MacDonnell Ranges INT NAT NAT REG 10 5 0 5 1 18.51562771 H H M M M M L L M 36 2 4 2 9.62 Indig Greatergp MacDonnell Ranges g I A 55 MacDonnell Ranges INT INT REG INT INT 10 10 1 10 10 37.04101645 M H H H H H L L M 11 2 2 4 13.61 mix system I A 63 Finke NAT INT NAT 5 0 10 5 0 16.80756177 M L H M H M L H ? 0 2 3 3 17.00 Past Lake Amadeus and Lake Neale N A 59 Great Sandy Desert NAT REG NAT 5 0 1 5 0 9.333223561 M L M M L L L H ? 0 4 3 1 13.00 Indig Lake Lewis and surrounds N A 54 Great Sandy Desert REG REG NAT 1 0 1 5 0 5.932126946 ? ? M M H L L M M 0 2 5 1 15.00 Past + Lake MacKay I A 52 Great Sandy Desert REG REG INT NAT 1 1 10 5 0 14.36671773 ? ? L M L L M H G 0 3 4 1 14.00 Prop IPA + Lake Surprise and the Lander River floodout swamps N A 44 Tanami NAT REG REG NAT 5 1 1 5 0 10.29347613 M H H M L L L H ? 0 3 2 3 16.00 Prop IPA Lake Sylvester system I A 42 Mitchell Grass Downs REG INT INT REG 1 0 10 10 1 18.6180885 L H M M H M L H ? 0 2 3 3 17.00 Past Lake Woods I A 39 Mitchell Grass Downs REG INT INT REG 1 0 10 10 1 18.6180885 L H H M H L L L M 7 4 1 3 12.19 Past + Mount Liebig and surrounds N A 56 MacDonnell Ranges REG REG NAT 1 1 0 5 0 6.06189749 H L M M H L L H M 0 3 2 3 16.00 Indig Mt Conner and surrounds N A 62 Finke NAT 5 0 0 0 0 4.251370769 ? ? M H H L L H ? 0 2 3 3 17.00 Past + Mud Hut Swamp N A 45 Burt Plain NAT 0 0 0 5 0 4.251370769 ? ? L M H L L H ? 0 3 3 2 15.00 Past Newhaven Lakes N A 53 Great Sandy Desert NAT NAT 5 0 0 5 0 8.502741537 M M H H L L L L G 67 4 2 2 7.42 Res + Petermann Ranges and surrounds N A 60 Central Ranges NAT REG REG 5 1 0 0 1 6.171875904 H L H H L L L M M 0 4 1 3 15.00 Prop IPA Rodinga Range and adjacent Simpson Strzelecki ranges N A 65 Dunefields NAT REG 5 1 0 0 0 5.211623336 H L M M H L L H ? 0 3 2 3 16.00 Past South-west Tanami Desert I A 43 Tanami INT REG REG REG 10 1 0 1 1 11.27352083 M H M M L L L M M 0 3 4 1 14.00 Prop IPA + Tarrabool Lake I A 41 Mitchell Grass Downs REG INT INT 1 0 10 10 0 17.65783593 L H H M H L L M ? 0 3 2 3 16.00 Past + Uluru and surrounds I A 61 Great Sandy Desert INT REG REG 10 0 0 1 1 10.31326826 M H M H L H L L G 50 3 2 3 9.00 Res Waterhouse Range N A 64 MacDonnell Ranges NAT 5 0 0 0 0 4.251370769 ? ? M H H L L M M 90 2 4 2 8.00 Res Wood Duck Swamp N A 47 Burt Plain NAT 0 0 0 5 0 4.251370769 ? ? L M H M L H ? 0 2 4 2 16.00 Past - ARID CENTRE No. sites rated INT for the value = 5 1 6 5 1 Limmen Bight and associated coastal floodplains I S 32 Gulf Coastal REG INT NAT REG 1 0 10 5 1 15.42936995 M L M L L M M H G-M 22 3 4 1 9.30 Indig McArthur River coastal floodplain I S 34 Gulf Coastal NAT INT NAT REG 5 0 10 5 1 19.13588358 L L M L M H H M G 0 3 3 2 15.00 Past Sir Edward Pellew island group I S 33 Gulf Coastal NAT INT NAT REG 5 0 10 5 1 19.13588358 M-H H M L L M H M G 8 2 3.5 2.5 13.14 Indig Borroloola area N S 35 Gulf Fall and Uplands NAT REG NAT 5 1 0 5 0 10.63314204 H L H H M M L M M-P 1 2 3 3 16.32 mix Wollogorang and China Wall sandstone ranges N S 36 Gulf Fall and Uplands NAT REG REG 5 0 0 1 1 6.63314204 H M M H M L L M M-P 0 2 4 2 16.00 Past Birrindudu wetlands I S 37 Ord Victoria Plain REG INT NAT 1 0 10 5 0 14.42936995 L L M L H L M H G 0 4 2 2 14.00 Past Nongra Lake N S 38 Ord Victoria Plain REG NAT 0 0 1 5 0 5.850274154 L L M L H L M H ? 0 4 2 2 14.00 Past Yinberrie Hills N S 30 Pine Creek NAT REG 5 0 0 0 1 5.63314204 H L M H L M L L G 8 4 2 2 11.15 Indig Mataranka thermal pools N S 31 Sturt Plateau REG REG NAT 1 0 1 5 0 6.776902562 H L H L L H L L G 66 5 0 3 7.44 Res Keep River area I S 28 Victoria Bonaparte INT REG 10 1 0 0 0 10.26628408 H M M M L M L L G 46 3 4 1 8.01 mix + Legune coastal floodplain I S 27 Victoria Bonaparte REG INT NAT 1 0 10 5 0 14.42936995 ? L M L H L H M ? 0 3 3 2 15.00 Past Victoria River middle reaches and Gregory area I S 29 Victoria Bonaparte INT REG REG REG 10 1 0 1 1 12.26628408 H H H M M-H L L M M 38 2 2.5 3.5 10.41 mix + SAVANNA REGION No. sites rated INT for the value = 2 0 5 0 0 Adelaide River coastal floodplain I TE 12 Darwin Coastal INT INT NAT NAT 10 0 10 5 5 23.48329775 H L H H H H H L M-P 24 2 0 6 13.06 mix + Alligator Rivers coastal floodplains I TE 15 Darwin Coastal INT INT INT NAT 10 0 10 10 5 28.11643979 H M H H L M H L G-M 64 2 2 4 9.63 Res Anson Bay and associated coastal floodplains I TE 2 Darwin Coastal NAT INT NAT NAT 5 0 10 5 5 19.81149207 M L H H H L H L M 0.1 3 1 4 16.93 mix + Arafura Swamp I TE 20 Arnhem Coast NAT INT INT REG 5 0 10 10 1 20.60362384 M M H H M L H M G 0 1 4 3 18.00 Indig Blue Mud Bay and associated coastal floodplains I TE 25 Arnhem Coast REG INT NAT NAT 1 0 10 5 5 16.87404753 H L H H L L H M G-M 65 3 1 4 9.07 IPA Boucaut Bay and associated coastal floodplains I TE 18 Arnhem Coast REG INT NAT REG 1 0 10 5 1 13.03303726 M L H M L L H M G 0 3 3 2 15.00 Prop IPA Buckingham Bay and associated coastal floodplains I TE 21 Arnhem Coast INT NAT REG 0 0 10 5 1 12.29867612 H L L M L L H H G-M 0 4 1 3 15.00 Indig Castlereagh Bay and associated islands I TE 19 Arnhem Coast NAT INT NAT REG 5 0 10 5 1 15.9704818 H H M M L L H M G-M 0 2 3 3 17.00 Indig Chambers Bay I TE 14 Darwin Coastal REG INT NAT REG 1 0 10 5 1 13.03303726 M L M L M M H L M 67 3 4 1 7.42 Res - Cobourg Peninsula I TE 10 Tiwi Cobourg INT REG NAT INT NAT 10 1 5 10 5 25.7240516 H M L L L L H M G 82 4 2 2 7.13 Res Croker Island group I TE 11 Tiwi Cobourg NAT INT REG REG 5 0 10 1 1 12.26396817 H L H L L L H H G 0 4 0 4 16.00 Indig Daly River middle reaches N TE 3 Daly Basin NAT NAT REG 5 0 0 5 1 9.265200286 M L H H H H M L M 13 2 2 4 13.22 Past + Darwin Harbour I TE 6 Darwin Coastal INT REG NAT NAT 10 0 1 5 5 17.44854439 L H H H L H H L M 3 3 0 5 16.16 mix + Elcho Island group I TE 22 Arnhem Coast NAT INT REG 5 0 10 0 1 11.33733976 M L M L L M H M G 0 3 4 1 14.00 Prop IPA Finniss River coastal floodplain I TE 4 Darwin Coastal NAT INT NAT REG 5 0 10 5 1 15.9704818 H L H H H M H M ? 0 1 2 5 20.00 Indig Fog Bay I TE 5 Darwin Coastal NAT INT NAT REG 5 0 10 5 1 15.9704818 L L H L L M H H G 0 4 1 3 15.00 mix Gove Peninsula and north-east Arnhem coast I TE 24 Arnhem Coast INT REG INT NAT 10 1 10 0 5 19.81040828 H M H M L H H M G-M 100 1 3 4 9.31 IPA Groote Eylandt group I TE 26 Arnhem Coast INT INT REG NAT 10 0 10 1 5 19.77678412 L M M L L H H L G 100 4 2 2 6.86 IPA Howard sand plains I TE 7 Darwin Coastal INT REG REG REG NAT 10 1 1 1 5 14.70228332 M H H H H H M L P 4 1 2 5 17.45 mix Hyland Bay and associated coastal floodplains I TE 1 Darwin Coastal REG INT NAT REG 1 0 10 5 1 13.03303726 H L H M L L H H M 0 3 2 3 16.00 Indig Maningrida coastal habitats I TE 17 Arnhem Coast INT INT NAT REG 10 0 10 5 1 19.64228748 H L H L L L H M M 0 4 2 2 14.00 Prop IPA Mary River coastal floodplain I TE 13 Darwin Coastal INT INT NAT REG 10 0 10 5 1 19.64228748 H M H H H H H L P 29 1 1 6 13.20 mix - Shoal Bay I TE 8 Darwin Coastal INT INT NAT REG 10 0 10 5 1 19.64228748 M L H M L H H L P 40 3 2 3 9.42 mix Tiwi Islands I TE 9 Tiwi Cobourg INT NAT INT REG NAT 10 5 10 1 5 24.57804696 H H H M H M H L G 0 1 2 5 20.00 Indig Wessel and English Company island groups I TE 23 Arnhem Coast INT REG INT REG REG 10 1 10 1 1 16.89602642 M M L M L L H M G 0 3 3 1 12.00 Prop IPA Western Arnhem Plateau I TE 16 Arnhem Plateau INT INT REG NAT INT 10 10 1 5 10 31.8523329 H H M H L M M M G 30 1 4 3 11.24 Indig TOP END No.
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