Dove Lake (Tasmania)
Dove Lake | ||
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Dove Lake from the south | ||
Geographical location | Tasmania ( Australia ) | |
Tributaries | Dove River | |
Drain | Dove River | |
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Coordinates | 41 ° 39 '29 " S , 145 ° 57' 43" E | |
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Altitude above sea level | 938 m | |
surface | 86 ha | |
length | 2.1 km | |
width | 700 m | |
scope | 6.6 km |
The Dove Lake is a glacial lake in the northwest of the Australian state of Tasmania .
It is located in the northern part of the Cradle Mountain Lake St. Clair National Park , north of Cradle Mountain, on the upper reaches of the Dove River .
Dove Lake is a popular tourist attraction. Well-maintained hiking trails, e.g. B. the climb to Cradle Mountain, surround him.
Flora and fauna
In the area around the lake there are beech scrub ( Nothofagus gunii ), tufted grass, snow eucalyptus and cypress-scale spruce .
The wildlife there consists of various wombats , ant urchins , filanders and tiger otters .
Sources and web links
Commons : Dove Lake (Tasmania) - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Dove Lake - TAS . ExplorOz.com
- Map of Dove Lake, TAS . Bonzle.com
- Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 60
- Bruce Elder Australia . New Holland Publishers 2008, ISBN 9781847731005 , p. 7
- Dove Lake. TouringTasmania.info