Lake Albina

Lake Albina
Lake Albina from downstream in late October 2011. Image by Leigh Blackall
Location	Kosciuszko National Park
Coordinates	36°25′30″S 148°16′30″E / 36.425°S 148.275°E / -36.425; 148.275Coordinates: 36°25′30″S 148°16′30″E / 36.425°S 148.275°E / -36.425; 148.275
Type	Glacial cirque
Basin countries	Australia

Surface elevation	1920 m

Frozen	June–September

Lake Albina is a glacial lake in the Kosciuszko National Park, New South Wales, Australia.

Lake Albina is located about 2.5 km north of Mount Kosciuszko, the highest mountain in Australia.^[1] The lake is about 500 metres long and 50 metres wide. It is located in a ravine, with Mount Townsend to the west and Mount Lee and Mount Northcote to the east. Lake Albina drains northwards towards the Geehi River through Lady Northcote's canyon.

In 1951, the Lake Albina Ski Lodge was built overlooking the lake from upstream, by The Ski Tourers Association, (later renamed The Australian Alpine Club).^[2] In 1952 the first Albina Summer Slalom Cup was held, taking advantage of the seasonally unusual snow conditions.^[3] Summer time ski events continued for at least another 3 years on either Mount Kosciuszko or Mount Townsend.^[4] The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) required the club to vacate the lodge in 1969, and it gradually became a ruin. It was finally demolished by NPWS in 1983 .

A skier assessing the ruins of Albina Ski Lodge, November 2011. Photo by Leigh Blackall

References

↑ West,D., (1994) Kosciuszko Natural Heritage.
↑ "LAKE ALBINA SKI LODGE.". The Sydney Morning Herald (National Library of Australia). 17 May 1951. p. 11. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
↑ "SUMMER SKIING CONTEST.". The Canberra Times (National Library of Australia). 2 January 1952. p. 4. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
↑ "WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING.". The Canberra Times (National Library of Australia). 5 January 1954. p. 2. Retrieved 8 November 2011.

Lakes and other natural bodies of water in New South Wales, Australia

Coastal lagoons and lakes	Avoca Budgewoi Dee Why Lagoon Glenrock Lagoon Illawarra Macquarie Munmorah Myall Lakes Narrabeen Lagoon Smiths St Georges Basin Tabourie Terrigal Lagoon Tuggerah Wallis Wamberal Lagoon Wollumboola Wonboyn

Freshwater	Bathurst Cowal George Glenbrook Lagoon Menindee Lakes Narran Wetlands Wallaga Woytchugga

Glacial	Blue Albina Cootapatamba

Salt	Mungo Urana Willandra Lakes

Snowy River Shire, New South Wales, Australia

Townships and Villages	Adaminaby Berridale Thredbo Village Tyrolean

Localities and rural places	Anglers Reach Arable Avonside Beloka Blue Cow Mountain Bobundara Braemar Bay Buckenderra Bullocks Flat Charlotte Pass Coolringdon Cootralantra Crackenback Dalgety Dry Plain East Jindabyne Eucumbene Cove Frying Pan Grosses Plain Guthega Hill Top Ingebirah Ironmungy Jimenbuen Jindabyne Kalkite Middlingbank Moonbah Myalla Nimmo Numbla Vale Old Adaminaby Paupong Perisher Valley Pine Valley Providence Portal Rhine Falls Rocky Plain Snowy Plain The Brothers Wambrook

National parks and other natural features	Kosciuszko NP Valentine Falls

Rivers and other watercourses	Berrima Burrungubugge Cooma Back Eucumbene Goorudee Gungarlin Ingeegoodbee Jacobs Little Thredbo Mowamba Pinch Snowy River Thredbo

Dams and/or associated reservoirs	Eucumbene Guthega Island Bend Jindabyne Jounama Rainbow Lake Three Mile

Mountain ranges	Snowy Mountains Charcoal Rams Head Suggan Buggan

Attractions	Alpine Way Barry Way Big Trout Blue Lake Friday Flat Camp Kiandra Lake Albina Lake Cootapatamba Mount Kosciuszko Mount Townsend Perisher Ski Resort Selwyn Snowfields Skitube Alpine Railway Smiggin Holes Snowy Mountains Highway Snowy Scheme Museum

Main Article: Local government areas of New South Wales