Lake Beatrice

Lake Beatrice
Location West Coast, Tasmania
Coordinates 42°00′S 145°32′E / 42.000°S 145.533°ECoordinates: 42°00′S 145°32′E / 42.000°S 145.533°E
Type Natural Lake
Basin countries Australia

Lake Beatrice (42°00′S 145°32′E / 42.000°S 145.533°E) is a lake on the lower eastern side of Mount Sedgwick in the West Coast Range of Western Tasmania.

Being higher in altitude, is not visible from the level that Lake Burbury is at, but can be seen either from the air, or the higher slopes of the eastern part of Mount Lyell

It was a reference point for the never built Great Western Railway that was considered at the end of the nineteenth century [1]

The name of the lake and adjacent ground is tied into exploration leases held in the area [2]

The Lake Beatrice Conservation area starts in the location of Lake Beatrice and continues north to Lake Huntley and lake Rolleston, it is bordered on either side by the Tyndall Regional Reserve [3] [4]

Notes

  1. "A NEW RAILWAY LINE IN TASMANIA.". South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 8 October 1897. p. 5. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  2. Corbett, K.D., and Jackson, J.C., 1987. Geology of the Tyndall Range Area. Mount Read. Volcanics Project Map 5. Dept. of Mines. Tasmania. Denwer, K.P., McNeill A.W., Simpson, K and Dauth C., 2000b. Queenstown North Project (Comprising Walford Peak EL 24/96, Queenstown EL 6/98, Beatrice EL 20/98, Lake Margaret EL 10/99 and Linda EL 13/99) Annual Report for the Period ending October 2000. Unpublished report to Pasminco Exploration.
  3. Information about the reserves comes from the Tasmap map Tyndall sheet 3835 edition 2 2007
  4. http://maps.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=59861&cmd=sp Bonzle map of the Tyndall regional reserve

References

2003 edition - Queenstown: Municipality of Queenstown.
1949 edition - Hobart: Davies Brothers. OCLC 48825404; ASIN B000FMPZ80
1924 edition - Queenstown: Mount Lyell Tourist Association. OCLC 35070001; ASIN B0008BM4XC