Lake Victoria (Victoria)
| Lake Victoria | |
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View of lake from the west | |
  Lake Victoria Location in Victoria | |
| Location | Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria |
| Coordinates | 38°16′22″S 144°35′21″E / 38.27278°S 144.58917°ECoordinates: 38°16′22″S 144°35′21″E / 38.27278°S 144.58917°E[1] |
| Type | Saline |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Surface area | 139 ha (340 acres) |
| References | [2] |
Lake Victoria is a 139-hectare (340-acre) shallow saline lake on the Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria in Australia, close to the township of Point Lonsdale and part of the Lonsdale Lakes Nature Reserve administered by Parks Victoria.[2]
Location and features
The lake is separated from Bass Strait by a narrow strip of coastal dunes. It forms part of the Swan Bay wetland system of shallow marine areas and lagoons, and is an important wetland for waterbirds and waders.[3]
The site is part of the Swan Bay and Port Phillip Bay Islands Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International.[4] Birds of conservation significance for which the lake and its surrounds are important include the hooded plover, little egret and orange-bellied parrot. It sometimes holds internationally significant numbers of red-necked stints and banded stilts.[5]
References
- ↑ "Lake Victoria". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- 1 2 "Map of Lake Victoria, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ↑ Hewish, M.J. (2003). Fauna values of three sub-coastal wetlands on the Bellarine Peninsula: Lake Victoria, Freshwater Lake and St Leonards Salt Lagoon. Parks Victoria Technical Series No.10. Parks Victoria: Melbourne. ISSN 1448-4935
- ↑ "IBA: Swan Bay and Port Phillip Bay Islands". Birdata. Birds Australia. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ↑ Hewish, Marilyn. (2003). The waterbirds of Lake Victoria, a sub-coastal wetland on the Bellarine Peninsula. Geelong Bird Report 2002: 73-110.
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