Eyre Yorke Block

Eyre Yorke Block
Eyre and Yorke mallee
Map of the Eyre Yorke Block, a.k.a. Eyre and Yorke mallee
Ecology
RealmAustralasian
BiomeMediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
Borders
Geography
Area60,195 km2 (23,241 sq mi)
CountryAustralia
StatesSouth Australia
Coordinates33°55′S 137°37′E / 33.917°S 137.617°E / -33.917; 137.617
Conservation
Conservation statusCritical/endangered
Protected8,816 km2 (15%)

The Eyre Yorke Block, also known as the Eyre and Yorke mallee, is an interim Australian (IBRA) bioregion and a World Wildlife Fund ecoregion covering part of the Eyre Peninsula and all of Yorke Peninsula as well as land to its immediate east in South Australia.