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Knuckey Lagoons Conservation Reserve 
Summary
Knuckey Lagoons Conservation Reserve is a protected area associated with a small wetland located on the outskirts of Darwin and Palmerston in the Northern Territory of Australia.
| Knuckey Lagoons Conservation Reserve Northern Territory | |
|---|---|
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)[1] | |
 Knuckey Lagoons Conservation Reserve | |
  Knuckey Lagoons Conservation Reserve | |
| Coordinates | 12°26′08″S 130°56′37″E / 12.435616373°S 130.943626404°E[1] |
| Established | 7 July 1966[1] |
| Area | 125 hectares (310 acres)[1] |
| Managing authorities | Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory |
| See also | Protected areas of the Northern Territory |
The area in which the lagoon is located was named in 1869 after surveyor Richard Randall Knuckey by the Surveyor General, George Goyder.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Terrestrial Protected Areas by Reserve Type in Northern Territory (2016)". CAPAD 2016. Australian government. 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Knuckey Lagoons Conservation Reserve" (PDF). Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.