Lock Island

Lock Island is an islet in Rural City of Mildura, Victoria. Lock Island is situated nearby to the town Buronga, as well as near the hamlet Mourquong.

Places of Interest

Highlights include George Chaffey Bridge and Olympic Park Speedway.

George Chaffey Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Longhair, CC BY 2.5.

The George Chaffey Bridge is a road bridge in Australia that carries the Sturt Highway across the Murray River from Buronga to Mildura.

The Olympic Park Speedway is a motorcycle speedway located alongside the Murray River, at Olympic Park, Mildura, Victoria, Australia. The track is operated by the Mildura Motorcycle Club and hosts rounds of the Australian Solo Championship, the Victorian Solo Championship, the Australian Sidecar Championship and the Victorian Sidecar Championship. Olympic Park Speedway is situated 3½ km northwest of Lock Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mildura and Irymple.

Mildura

Photo: vikkikay, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mildura is a regional city in north-west Victoria, Australia. Located on the Victorian side of the Murray River, Mildura had a population of 35,652 at the 2021 census.

Irymple

Town

Photo: Longhair, Public domain.

Irymple is a suburb of Mildura in the state of Victoria in Australia. Located in the region of Sunraysia in the far North-West Victoria, Irymple is 6 km south of Mildura and 550 km northwest of Melbourne. Irymple is situated 7 km south of Lock Island.

Cabarita

Locality

Cabarita is a suburb of Mildura, Victoria, Australia, located approximately 10 km from the CBD. At the 2016 census, Cabarita had a population of 488. The Post Office opened on 1 July 1925 and was known for some months as Lake Hawthorn before being renamed Cabarita. Cabarita is situated 8 km west of Lock Island.

Lock Island

Type: Islet
Description: island in the Murray River near Mildura, Victoria, Australia
Categories: river island, Wikimedia duplicated page, park, recreation area, locality, and landform
Location: Rural City of Mildura, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-34.17333° or 34° 10′ 24″ south

Longitude

142.16339° or 142° 9′ 48″ east

Elevation

37 metres (121 feet)

Open location code

4RQ4R5G7+M9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 625893569

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

8179130

Wikidata ID

Q21943779

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Satellite Map

Discover Lock Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Lock Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Lock Island”
Swedish: “Lock Island”
Turkish: “Lock Adası (II)”
Turkish: “Lock Island”

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Localities in the Area

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