The Lakes National Park is a
national park in the
East Gippsland
East Gippsland is the eastern region of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia covering 31,740 square kilometres (14%) of Victoria. It has a population of 80,114.
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region of
Victoria
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,
Australia
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. The national park is located approximately east of the capital city of
Melbourne
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.
Location and features
The
park is set on the east shore of the
Gippsland Lakes
The Gippsland Lakes are a network of coastal lakes, marshes and lagoons in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia covering an overall area of about between the rural towns of Lakes Entrance, Bairnsdale and Sale. The largest of the lakes are L ...
, fringed by the waters of Lake Victoria and Lake Reeve.
The park includes Sperm Whale Head peninsula and
Rotamah and Little Rotamah Islands. The park is managed by
Parks Victoria jointly with the
Gunaikurnai
The Gunaikurnai or Gunai/Kurnai ( ) people, also referred to as the Gunnai or Kurnai, are an Aboriginal Australian nation of south-east Australia. They are the Traditional Custodians of most of present-day Gippsland and much of the southern slop ...
Traditional Owners'.
An area of was initially set aside as a
nature reserve
A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or ...
in 1927, with the park proclaimed in 1956. Rotamah Island and Little Rotamah Island were added to the park in 1978.
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See also
* Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park
The Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park is a coastal park in the East Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. The park is located approximately east of the capital city of Melbourne.
Location and features
The park was established in April 1979 and ...
* Protected areas of Victoria
References
External links
The Lakes National Park
webpage at Parks Victoria website.
*
National parks of Victoria (Australia)
Protected areas established in 1927
1927 establishments in Australia
East Gippsland
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