South East Coastal Plain

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South East Coastal Plain
Victoria
IBRA 6.1 South East Coastal Plain.png
The interim Australian bioregions,
with the South East Coastal Plain in red
Area17,492.37 km2 (6,753.8 sq mi)
Localities around South East Coastal Plain:
Southern Volcanic Plain Southern Volcanic Plain South Eastern Highlands
Southern Ocean South East Coastal Plain South East Corner
South Eastern Highlands Bass Strait Bass Strait

The South East Coastal Plain is an interim Australian bioregion located in coastal southern Victoria. [1] It has an area of 1,749,237 hectares (4,322,460 acres). [2] The South East Coastal Plain bioregion is part of the Southeast Australia temperate forests ecoregion and also features the Gippsland Plains Grassy Woodland.

Subregions

The Southern Plains bioregion consists of three subregions:

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References

  1. Environment Australia (November 2000). Revision of the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) and Development of Version 5.1 (PDF) (Report). Department of the Environment and Water Resources, Australian Government.
  2. "Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA7) regions and codes". Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Commonwealth of Australia. 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2022.