Dove Lake | |
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Weebaunetinker [1] | |
Location in Tasmania | |
Location | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, Central Highlands, Tasmania |
Coordinates | 41°39′29″S145°57′43″E / 41.65806°S 145.96194°E |
Type | Corrie |
Primary inflows | Dove River |
Primary outflows | Dove River |
Basin countries | Australia |
Designation | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park |
Max. length | 2.1 km (1.3 mi) |
Max. width | 0.7 km (0.43 mi) |
Surface area | 86 ha (210 acres) |
Max. depth | 157 m (515 ft) |
Shore length1 | 6.6 km (4.1 mi) |
Surface elevation | 938 m (3,077 ft) |
References | [2] [3] [4] |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Dove Lake is a corrie lake near Cradle Mountain in the central highlands region of Tasmania, Australia. It lies in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park. The lake is a very popular visitor attraction and is encircled by well maintained walking paths which also lead up onto Cradle Mountain. It was named by prominent local Gustav Weindorfer after an official of the Van Diemen's Land Company. [5]
Like several other lakes in the region, Lake Dove was formed by glaciation. The habitat is unique and includes the Tasmanian deciduous beech (Nothofagus gunnii), tussock grasses, snow gums and pencil pines. Among animals wandering the shores of the lake are numerous wombats, echidnas, pademelons and tiger snakes.
Cradle Mountain–Lake St Clair National Park is located in the Central Highlands area of Tasmania (Australia), 165 kilometres (103 mi) northwest of Hobart. The park contains many walking trails, and is where hikes along the well-known Overland Track usually begin. Major features are Cradle Mountain and Barn Bluff in the northern end, Mount Pelion East, Mount Pelion West, Mount Oakleigh and Mount Ossa in the middle and Lake St Clair in the southern end of the park. The park is part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area.
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Cradle Mountain is a locality and mountain in the Central Highlands region of the Australian state of Tasmania. The mountain is situated in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park.
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