Lake Beatrice

Lake Beatrice
Lake Beatrice
Location in Tasmania
Location West Coast, Tasmania
Coordinates 42°00′S 145°32′E / 42.000°S 145.533°E / -42.000; 145.533Coordinates: 42°00′S 145°32′E / 42.000°S 145.533°E / -42.000; 145.533
Type Natural lake
Basin countries Australia
Surface area 55 ha (140 acres)
References [1][2]

Lake Beatrice is a 55-hectare (140-acre) natural lake on the lower eastern side of Mount Sedgwick in the West Coast Range of Western Tasmania, Australia.

Lake Beatrice is higher in altitude than the nearby Lake Burbury, however it is not visible from that level, but can be seen either from the air or the higher slopes of the eastern part of Mount Lyell.

The lake was a reference point for the planned Great Western Railway that was considered at the end of the nineteenth century; however was never built.[3]

The name of the lake and adjacent ground is tied into exploration leases held in the area.[4]

The 3,000-hectare (7,400-acre) Lake Beatrice Conservation Area starts in the location of Lake Beatrice and continues north to Lake Huntley and Lake Rolleston;[5] and it is bordered on either side by the 14,000-hectare (35,000-acre) Tyndall Regional Reserve.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Map of Lake Beatrice, TAS". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. n.d. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  2. ↑ McNeill, A. W. (11 September 2001). "Lake Beatrice EL 20/98: Annual and final report for the period ending 23 September 2001" (PDF). Pasminco Exploration. Mineral Resources Tasmania, Tasmania Government. p. 1. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "A NEW RAILWAY LINE IN TASMANIA". South Australian Register. Adelaide. 8 October 1897. p. 5. Retrieved 9 June 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ Corbett, K.D., and Jackson, J.C., 1987. Geology of the Tyndall Range Area. Mount Read. Volcanics Project Map 5. Dept. of Mines. Tasmania. Denwer, K.P., McNeill A.W., Simpson, K and Dauth C., 2000b. Queenstown North Project (Comprising Walford Peak EL 24/96, Queenstown EL 6/98, Beatrice EL 20/98, Lake Margaret EL 10/99 and Linda EL 13/99) Annual Report for the Period ending October 2000. Unpublished report to Pasminco Exploration.
  5. ↑ "Map of Lake Beatrice Conservation Area, TAS". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. n.d. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Tyndall" (Map). Tasmap. 2007. Sheet 3835.
  7. ↑ "Map of Tyndall Regional Reserve, TAS". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. n.d.

Further reading

  • Blainey, Geoffrey (2000). The Peaks of Lyell (6th ed.). Hobart: St. David's Park Publishing. ISBN 0-7246-2265-9.
  • Whitham, Charles (2003). Western Tasmania – A land of riches and beauty (Reprint 2003 ed.). Queenstown: Municipality of Queenstown.
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