Orielton Lagoon

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Coordinates: 42°47′24″S 147°31′48″E / 42.79000°S 147.53000°E / -42.79000; 147.53000
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Orielton Lagoon
A flock of bar-tailed godwit
Part of a flock of bar-tailed godwit at Orielton Lagoon
A map of Tasmania, Australia with a mark indicating the location of Orielton Lagoon
A map of Tasmania, Australia with a mark indicating the location of Orielton Lagoon
Orielton Lagoon
Location in Tasmania
LocationSouth east Tasmania, Australia
Coordinates42°47′24″S 147°31′48″E / 42.79000°S 147.53000°E / -42.79000; 147.53000
TypeDystrophic lagoon
Basin countriesAustralia
Designation
Surface area265 hectares (650 acres)[1]
Average depth1.3 metres (4 ft 3 in)
Official namePittwater-Orielton Lagoon
Designated16 November 1982
Reference no.254[2]

The Orielton Lagoon is a shallow dystrophic lagoon located west of Sorell in south east Tasmania, Australia.

Description

The lagoon is 265 hectares (650 acres; 1.02 sq mi) in area and averages 1.3 metres (4 ft 3 in) in depth, separated from

East Asian – Australasian Flyway.[6]

See also

References

  1. Department of the Environment
    . Australian Government. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Pittwater-Orielton Lagoon". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  3. ^ Davies, P. E.; Cook, L. S. J.; Sloane, T. (2006). "Orielton Lagoon: Changes in the benthic macroinvertebrate community between 1999 and 2005". University of Tasmania. Retrieved 31 July 2007.
  4. Australian government
    . 2005. Retrieved 31 July 2007.
  5. ^ "Tasmanian Coasts and Clean Seas Projects for 2000-2001" (PDF). Tasmanian Government. 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2007.
  6. ^ "IBA: South Arm". Birdata. Birds Australia. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
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