Lake Selina

Lake Selina
Lake Selina
Location in Tasmania
Location West Coast, Tasmania
Coordinates 41°52′43″S 145°36′29″E / 41.87861°S 145.60806°E / -41.87861; 145.60806Coordinates: 41°52′43″S 145°36′29″E / 41.87861°S 145.60806°E / -41.87861; 145.60806
Type Natural glacial lake
Primary inflows West Coast Range
Basin countries Australia
Surface elevation 516 m (1,693 ft) AHD 

Lake Selina is a natural glacial lake located to the east of Mount Read, in the West Coast Range, on the west coast of Tasmania, Australia.

Its location and conditions have led it be a location of research into Pleistocene and Holocene environments.[1][2]

It is located close to the Anthony Road B28 that travels between Tullah and Queenstown.[3]

From the east, Lake Selina with an elevation of 516 metres (1,693 ft) AHD  is the furthest east adjacent to Anthony Road; then Lake Westwood, and then Lake Julia with the elevation of 619 metres (2,031 ft); with Mount Julia to the west at 827 metres (2,713 ft) AHD .

See also

References

  1. ↑ Colhoun, Eric A.; Polaa, Jeremy S.; Bartonb, Charles E.; Heijnisc, Henk (June 1999). "Late Pleistocene vegetation and climate history of Lake Selina, Western Tasmania". Quaternary International. 57-58: 5–23.
  2. ↑ Mackenzie, L. L.; Moss, P. T.; Petherick, L. M.; Marx, S. K. (7–12 December 2008). "Late Holocene vegetation and environments of Lake Selina, Western Tasmania". Australasian Quaternary Association Biennial Conference. Victor Harbour, Australia. 17.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2010.

Further reading

  • Whitham, Charles (2003). Western Tasmania - A land of riches and beauty (Reprint 2003 ed.). Queenstown: Municipality of Queenstown.


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