Lake Selina

Lake Selina
Location West Coast, Tasmania
Coordinates 41°52′43″S 145°36′29″E / 41.87861°S 145.60806°E / -41.87861; 145.60806Coordinates: 41°52′43″S 145°36′29″E / 41.87861°S 145.60806°E / -41.87861; 145.60806
Type natural lake,
Basin countries Australia

Lake Selina is the name of a lake to the east of Mount Read,in the West Coast Range, West Coast of Tasmania. Its location and conditions have led it be a location of research into Pleistocene and Holocene environments.[1] [2] It is a glacial lake related to the nearby Lake Westwood and Lake Julia.

It is located close to the Anthony Road B28 that travels between Tullah and Queenstown [3]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Eric A. Colhoun Jeremy S. Polaa, Charles E. Bartonb and Henk Heijnisc (1999) Late Pleistocene vegetation and climate history of Lake Selina, western Tasmania Quaternary International Volumes 57-58, June 1999, Pages 5-23
  2. ↑ Mackenzie, L. L., Moss, P. T., Petherick, L. M. and Marx, S. K. (2008). Late Holocene vegetation and environments of Lake Selina, Western Tasmania. In Australasian Quaternary Association Biennial Conference, 7–12 December 2008, (17-17), Victor Harbour, Australia.
  3. ↑ http://www.tco.asn.au/oac/local_attractions.cgi?oacID=15

References

Whitham, Charles (2003). Western Tasmania - A land of riches and beauty (Reprint 2003 ed.). Queenstown: Municipality of Queenstown. 


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