Waawor
Waawor is a lake in South Australia, Australia. Waawor is situated nearby to the locality Yahl, as well as near Moorak.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Blue Lake/Warwar and Mount Gambier.
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.
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.
Engelbrecht Cave
Cave
Photo: Satellizer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Engelbrecht Cave is a cave system in the Australian state of South Australia consisting of a sinkhole with two major passages located under the Mount Gambier urban area. Engelbrecht Cave is situated 3 km north of Waawor.
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 8 km northeast of Waawor.
Waawor
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: South Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-37.84726° or 37° 50′ 50″ southLongitude
140.77745° or 140° 46′ 39″ eastElevation
24 metres (79 feet)Open location code
4RJ25Q3G+3XGeoNames ID
8211354
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Lake Mount Gambier and Yatton-Loo.
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