Mount Gambier Lakes Sanctuary

Mount Gambier Lakes Sanctuary is a reserve in South Australia, Australia. Mount Gambier Lakes Sanctuary is situated nearby to the locality Moorak, as well as near Yahl.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Gambier and Blue Lake/Warwar.

Mount Gambier

Peak

Photo: Diceman, Public domain.

Mount Gambier, also known as Berrin, is a maar complex in South Australia associated with the Newer Volcanics Province. The complex contains four maars, the most well-known one of which is Blue Lake / Warwar.

Blue Lake/Warwar

Photo: Admella1859, Public domain.

Blue Lake / Warwar is a large, monomictic, crater lake located in a dormant volcanic maar associated with the Mount Gambier maar complex. The lake is situated near Mount Gambier in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia, and is one of four volcanic crater lakes originally on Mount Gambier maar.

Tenison Woods College

School

Tenison Woods College is an Australian independent co-educational Roman Catholic secondary school in Mount Gambier, South Australia. It is named after the pioneer priest, scientist and educator Julian Tenison Woods in recognition of his contribution to Catholic education.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mount Gambier and Worrolong.

Mount Gambier

Photo: Roo72, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mount Gambier is the second largest city in South Australia with a population of 33,233, midway between Adelaide and Melbourne and 15 km west of the Victorian border.

Worrolong

Suburb

Worrolong is a north-eastern suburb of Mount Gambier. Most of the suburb is in the District Council of Grant. A small portion of the southwest including the Mount Gambier Golf Course is in the City of Mount Gambier. Worrolong is situated 9 km northeast of Mount Gambier Lakes Sanctuary.

Mount Gambier Lakes Sanctuary

Type: Reserve
Location: South Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-37.8394° or 37° 50′ 22″ south

Longitude

140.76273° or 140° 45′ 46″ east

Elevation

29 metres (95 feet)

Open location code

4RJ25Q67+63

GeoNames ID

8157995

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Moorak and Yahl.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Browne Lake and Browns Lake.

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