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.
| 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 |
| Type | Natural glacial lake |
| Primary inflows | West Coast Range |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Surface elevation | 516 m (1,693 ft) AHD |
In the 1890s it was the location of mineral exploration[1][2] along with nearby Lake Dora.[3] Its location and conditions have led it to be a location of research into Pleistocene and Holocene environments.[4][5]
It has an estimated surface area of 185,000 square meters and is located close to the Anthony Road B28 that travels between Tullah and Queenstown.[6]
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
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References
edit- ^ "MINING MEETINGS". Daily Telegraph. Vol. XVII, no. 299. Tasmania, Australia. 15 December 1897. p. 5. Retrieved 26 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "LAKE SELINA COMPANY". Launceston Examiner. Vol. LVII, no. 280. Tasmania, Australia. 26 November 1897. p. 3. Retrieved 26 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "THE LAKE DORA SECTIONS". The Mount Lyell Standard And Strahan Gazette. Vol. 1, no. 61. Tasmania, Australia. 1 December 1897. p. 3. Retrieved 26 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ 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 (1): 5–23. Bibcode:1999QuInt..57....5C. doi:10.1016/s1040-6182(98)00046-9.
- ^ 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. 17. Victor Harbour, Australia.
- ^ "Tullah Online Access Centre". Archived from the original on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
Further reading
edit- Whitham, Charles (2003). Western Tasmania - A land of riches and beauty (Reprint 2003 ed.). Queenstown: Municipality of Queenstown.
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