The Coorong
Coorong National Park lies adjacent to the mouth of the River Murray and consists of a string of long, shallow, saline lagoons more than 100 kilometres in length, separated from the Southern Ocean by the sand dunes of the Younghusband Peninsula.
The Coorong is renowned as an area of national and international biological and historical significance. It is a habitat for numerous species of migratory birds and provides refuge for ducks, swans, cormorants, seagulls, terns, grebes and pelicans.
The park is also an archaeological site of national importance with middens and burial sites, evidence of Aboriginal occupation over many thousands of years.
Coorong
- Birds
- The Coorong is a unique ecosystem and estuary with significant conservation value for its biodiversity. Most significantly, it was declared a Wetland of International Importance in 1985 under the Ramsar Convention. Read More
- Environment
- Since European settlement, river regulation within the Murray-Darling Basin has caused a quite dramatic change in the Coorong. Read More
- Four-Wheel Driving on the Coorong
- The Coorong offers some excellent opportunities for people in 4WD vehicles to enjoy 'out of the way' places, particularly along the ocean beach. Read More
