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	Lakes of Australia Information
		Natural freshwater lakes in Australia are rare, due to the general absence of glacial and tectonic activity in Australia.
		predominantly dry, salt lakes in the flat desert regions of the country lacking in organised drainage.
		In Tasmania, due to glaciation, there are a large number of natural freshwater lakes on the central plateau, many of which have been enlarged or modified by hydro-electric developments.
	www.bookrags.com /Lakes_of_Australia (91 words)

	- Forster Accommodation, Forster Visitor Centre, Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest, Myall Lakes, Pacific Palms, Great Lakes New ...
		Only three hours from Sydney but a world away you will find the Great Lakes, where the magnificent eastern dividing range forms a backdrop to one of the most dazzling stretches of coast you will ever see.
		The Great Lakes is NSW’s water playground with its 145 kilometres of stunning coastline and glittering mosaic of crystal clear inland waterways based around the impressive Wallis, Smiths and Myall lakes networks.
		Throughout the region you will discover breathtaking scenery and celebrate fabulous sunsets where you can immerse yourself in natures varied moods, from wide expanses of sub tropical forests to the tranquillity of a deserted beach at sunrise.
	www.greatlakes.org.au (278 words)

	Lakes Jakaranda - Lakes Entrance, Gippsland Lakes, Victoria, Australia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It is an easy walk to the footbridge over the lake to the ocean.
		Lakes Jacaranda Units are located just around the corner from the shops and the cosmopolitan choice of restaurants; we are almost opposite the new 'Lakes Entertainment Centre' and a short stroll to the Bowls Club.
		Try minigolf; visit the shell museum, go on a lake cruise, watch the fishing fleet as it comes and goes, and see the fish unloaded.
	www.lakes-entrance.com /jakaranda (287 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Lakes of Australia
		Lake Eucumbene is a man-made lake on the Eucumbene River in the Snowy Mountains of Southern New South Wales.
		Lake Jindabyne is a man-made lake on the Snowy River on the eastern slopes of the Snowy Mountains in Southern New South Wales.
		Australia is the driest of the inhabited continents.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Lakes-of-Australia (1741 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Lake Eyre
		Lake Eyre (28°22′S 137°22′E) is, on the rare occasions that it fills, the largest lake in Australia and is the lowest point in Australia, at approximately 15 m (50 ft) below sea level.
		Lake Eyre is, on the rare occasions that it fills, the largest lake in Australia and is the lowest point in Australia at approximately 15 m below sea level.
		Lake Eyre north is 144 km long and 77 km wide and is joined by the narrow goyder channeled to Lake Eyre south which is 64 km long and 24 km wide.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Lake-Eyre (975 words)

	Australia - MSN Encarta
		The great network of salt lakes in South Australia—Lake Eyre, Lake Torrens, Lake Frome, and Lake Gairdner—is the remains of a vast inland sea that once extended south from the Gulf of Carpentaria.
		Australia is rich in mineral resources, notably bauxite, coal, diamonds, gold, iron ore, mineral sands, natural gas, nickel, petroleum, and uranium.
		Australia, however, has become one of the leading agricultural producers in the world by applying modern irrigation techniques to vast tracts of arid soil.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761568792_2/Australia.html (1455 words)

	List of lakes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Lake Mamry (Jezioro Mamry in Mazury lake district)
		Lake Sniardwy (Jezioro Śniardwy in Mazury lake district)
		Lake Kuş or Lake Manyas (Kuş Gölü / Manyas Gölü)
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/list_of_lakes (311 words)

	Lakes Entrance - Victoria - Australia - Travel - theage.com.au
		Lakes Entrance, originally known by Europeans as Cunninghame after a prominent squatting family in the area, is 319 km east of Melbourne via the Princes Highway.
		Owing to the permanence of the main lakes and the reasonably regular flooding of the adjacent wetlands, the ecosystem is an important habitat for over 40 000 ducks, swans, coots and other waterbirds, particularly in periods of drought.
		Lake Reeve is an extensive intermittent saline wetland of international zoological significance which provides a highly significant habitat for up to 12 000 migratory wading birds, making it one of the five most important areas for waders in Victoria.
	www.theage.com.au /news/Victoria/Lakes-Entrance/2005/02/17/1108500206652.html (2827 words)

	Australia from A-Z
		AUSTRALIA is the smallest of the seven continents and includes Oceania.
		Australia is the world's leading producer of sheep's wool It is also the world's leading producer of bauxite.
		Australia has 6 principal LAKES There are not many natural lakes so many rivers have had dams constructed on them which make lakes and water storage reservoirs.
	www.geocities.com /australiaaz (2780 words)

	Lakes of Australia - TheBestLinks.com - Glaciation, Lake Eyre, Northern Territory, New South Wales, ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Lakes of Australia - TheBestLinks.com - Glaciation, Lake Eyre, Northern Territory, New South Wales,...
		Lakes of Australia, Australia, Glaciation, Lake, Lake Eyre, Northern Territory...
		Natural freshwater lakes in Australia are rare, due to the general absence of glacial and tectonic activity in Australia.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Lakes_of_Australia.html (152 words)

	Thirlmere Lakes
		Thirlmere Lakes National Park is 627 hectares of rugged sandstone country to the west of the ridge which runs between Thirlmere and Colo Vale, and east of the Nattai Tableland.
		What has produced the lakes is a series of lagoons along the meandering path of the creek which are perched above the local erosion levels of the sandstone, and which trap the water instead of allowing it to flow downstream.
		The grandest of all picnics was one held by Sir Henry Parkes, Father of Australia's Federation, who invited all the delegates to the intercolonial conference of 1873 to travel by special train to a luncheon in a marquee erected by the Lakes.
	www.stonequarry.com.au /nature/thirlmerelakes.html (862 words)

	Lakes \| Atherton Tablelands \| Australia
		To the locals of the region, Lake Tinaroo is a classic fixture of both childhood holidays and adult recreation.
		Recreational use of the beautiful lake is high and the campgrounds are very popular with locals seeking to escape the humidity of the coast during the warmer months.
		Lake Eacham Caravan Park is close to the lake itself, and in the surrounding forest are luxury retreats, bed and breakfasts, cottages and cabins tucked away in the trees - see the wildlife at Chamber's Wildlife Rainforest Lodge, or share an indulgent escape at BandB's such as the Crater Lakes Rainforest Cottages.
	www.portdouglaswebs.com.au /tablelands/atherton_tableland_lakes.htm (1183 words)

	Lakes in Central Australia
		Lake Eyre is the eighteenth largest lake in the world (Krieg 1989).
		Lake Eyre was much larger around 125,000 - 90,000 years ago when the lake was up to 25 m deep (basically it was full up to where the 10m contour interval exists today) (Magee et.
		While the lake is rarely completely dry, it probably doesn't contain resident fish populations due to excessive salinity.
	www.desertfishes.org /australia/habitats/lakes/lakesgen.shtml (446 words)

	Myall Lakes - New South Wales - Australia - Travel - theage.com.au
		The Myall Lakes National Park incorporates 31 562 ha of headlands, forests, swampland, forest fringes to the west and 10 000 ha of coastal lagoons south of Wallis and Smiths Lakes.
		To the east, between the lakes and sea, are high sand dunes with a good and varied vegetation cover.
		Myall Lakes Park is today a very popular holiday spot and its extensive waterways are ideal for sailing, surfing, canoeing, power-boating, kayaking, windsurfing, sunbathing, safe swimming, camping, waterskiing and bushwalking.
	www.theage.com.au /news/New-South-Wales/Myall-Lakes/2005/02/17/1108500197940.html (1208 words)

	Australia - Willandra Lakes Region
		The fossil remains of a series of lakes and sand formations that date from the Pleistocene can be found in this region, together with archaeological evidence of human occupation dating from 45–60,000 years ago.
		There are five large, interconnected, dry lake basins and fourteen smaller basins varying from 600 to 35 000 hectares in area.
		The original source for the lakes was a creek flowing from the Eastern Highlands to the Murray River.
	worldheritage.heindorffhus.dk /frame-AustraliaWillandra.htm (480 words)

	Lakes Entrance Australia
		Lakes Entrance is situated at the tip of the Gippsland Lakes National Park which is a unique coastal formation comprising the largest land-locked lake system in Australia, protected from the Bass Strait by the seemingly delicate strip of Ninety Mile Beach.
		Lakes Entrance is also close to the Victorian Alps which lie to its north.
		Australia is a vast country, do not try and see it in one go unless you have a few years!
	www.auinfo.com /lakes-entrance-victoria.html (215 words)

	Lakes & Wilderness accommodation, Lakes & Wilderness attractions, Lakes & Wilderness Travel Guide - Jasons (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Gippsland Lakes is Australiaâs largest network of inland waterways, made up of Lakes King, Victoria and Wellington and fed by rivers that originate in the Southern Alps.
		The major towns in the region are the regional centre of Bairnsdale, on the Mitchell River, Paynesville, gateway to the Lakes National Park, and the fishing port of Lakes Entrance.
		Beyond Lakes Entrance, the eastern tip of Victoria is known for its rugged mountains, national parks (which include the secluded Croajingolong National Park), rivers, lakes and remote beaches.
	www.jasons.com /australia/victoria/lakes-and-wilderness (231 words)

	Australia's Water - Midwest Lakes Policy Center :: Clear Vision. Clear Lakes.
		Australia's Water - Midwest Lakes Policy Center :: Clear Vision.
		A water recycling project that will add more than 20 percent to Melbourne, Australia's water supply and largely end the need for restrictions is a step closer.
		A $1 billion state government plan to divert 31 billion gallons of wastewater a year from an ocean outfall to the Latrobe Valley has passed a feasibility study.
	blog.midwestlakes.org /06-09/australias-water.html (163 words)

	The Lakes Golf Club: Welcome to The Lakes Happy Australia Day (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Lakes Golf Club, established in 1928, is one of Sydney's most prestigious private golf clubs.
		The Lakes has hosted a number of championship golf tournaments including The Australian Open, the NSW Open, the Johnnie Walker Classic, the Greg Norman Holden International and the ANZ Championship.
		The Lakes is located 15 minutes from the Sydney CBD amongst the Botany wetland area.
	www.thelakesgolfclub.com.au /thelakes/website.nsf/0/64C96D3FF71F8E09CA25702A000359BC?OpenDocument (112 words)

	National Mapping - Fab Facts, Landforms, Australian Lakes
		Australia is not well endowed with natural lakes containing plentiful supplies of water.
		These lakes, held back by dams, are the largest waterbodies serving water and power supply needs.
		Salt lakes are normally dry, appearing as glittering sheets of salt that stretch to the horizon.
	www.ga.gov.au /education/facts/landforms/larglake.htm (126 words)

	Lakes Beach, Australia Surf Forecast, Tides, Surfcam and Sea Conditions
		Lakes Beach in Newcastle is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf Offshore winds are from the west southwest.
		Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the southeast.
		At the moment, we display the current current weather observations / forecast for Lakes Beach, tide data, sea temperature and a growing list of Surfcams.
	www.surf-forecast.com /breaks/LakesBeach.shtml (184 words)

	Myall Lakes National Park, Australia
		Australia > New South Wales > North Coast > Bulahdelah
		In Myall Lakes National Park is one of the largest expanses of freshwater and brackish lakes in New South Wales, with very varied scenery: dune-fringed beaches, heaths with spring flowers and a rich fauna (great numbers of waterfowl).
		Myall Lakes National Park Map (New South Wales)
	www.planetware.com /bulahdelah/myall-lakes-national-park-aus-nsw-mlnp.htm (128 words)

	Hyden to Johnston Lakes Western Australia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Johnston Lakes area lies immediately to the west of Norseman.
		The so-called breakaway country lies a short walk to the south of the road approximately 50 km east of the Lake Cronin cross-roads.
		It is not high, but a climb to the top gives a good view of various dry lakes - Lake Hope, Lake Johnston - to the south.
	www.4wdonline.com /Places/Au/WA/JohnstonLakes.html (642 words)

	Tambo Lodge in Lakes Entrance Australia
		Australia > Victoria > Lakes and Wilderness > lakes entrance > tambo lodge
		Location: 8 kms west of Lakes Entrance GPO.
		You can will you days easily even without leaving our property: there's a solar heated swimming pool, spa, tennis court, billiard room, volleyball net, table tennis table, free video hire and children's playgrounds.
	www.ausgo.com.au /accommodation/victoria/tambo_lodge.htm (251 words)

	BackPack Australia : Gipsland & Lakes Entrance
		The Gipsland lakes, located about 300km north east of Melbnourne, is the largest inlet water system in Australia.
		The 3 main lakes, King, Victoria and Wellingtonare al ljoined and fed by a number of riverswhich originate in the high country.
		The lakes are actually shallow coastal lagoons seperated from the oceans by long strech of sand known as the ninety mile beach.
	www.fortunecity.com /oasis/goa/162/p115.htm (147 words)

	Cypress Lakes Resort - Pokolbin, Australia - Cypress Lakes Resort Rates and Reviews - SideStep
		Take a break at Cypress Lakes Resort, and experience all the Hunter Valley has to offer.
		Escape sipping the flavors of a winemakers craft, swinging the club to conquer the greens, slipping into a trance from a spa treatment, spoiling yourself, or perhaps a special friend.
		Just a 90 minute drive north of Sydney, in the heart of the lush Hunter Valley wine country, Cypress Lakes Resort offers a combination of luxurious villa accommodation and first class facilities.
	www.sidestep.com /hotels-rates-h68012-cypress_lakes_resort_pokolbin_australia (268 words)

	Hotel Cairns Australia - The Lakes Cairns
		Cairns hotel accommodation Australia at the Lakes Cairns offers you the luxury accommodation you would expect from a tropical resort along with the allure of the rainforrest and the fascination of the Great Barrier Reef, all in the ultimate location, tropical Queensland Australia.
		Surrounded by gardens, lakes, beach pools, tennis courts and BBQ areas, you can be as calm or active as you please.
		Contact The Lakes Cairns today to experience all of the wonders the Lakes Cairns resort has to offer...
	www.thelakescairns.com.au /cairns-resort-accommodation/hotel-cairns-australia.html (193 words)

	Rivers and Lakes - List of Items - MSN Encarta
		Rivers and Lakes - List of Items - MSN Encarta
		lakes of the United States – specific states and territories
		, group of five large freshwater lakes in central North America, interconnected by natural and artificial channels.
	encarta.msn.com /refedlist_210001920_5.7.11/Great_Lakes.html (37 words)

	Cairns Accommodation & Apartments - The Lakes Cairns Resort & Spa
		We invite you to experience life in Australia's tropics...
		Amazing rainforest covered mountains and the spectacular Great Barrier reef blend with a tropical climate to create one of the worlds most beautiful and desirable locations.
		Located just 3kms from Cairns City Centre and next to 300 acres of tropical flora and fauna of the Cairns Botanical Gardens, The Lakes Cairns Resort and Spa is the ideal Cairns holiday experience.
	www.thelakescairns.com.au (179 words)

	Lakes Entrance Hotels - Hotels In Lakes Entrance Australia - Lakes Entrance Australia Hotels
		Comfort Inn and Suites Emmanuel is located on the lakefront, a quarter-mile from the Lakes Entrance Tourist Info Center, and approximately 250 miles from Tullamarine Airport.
		This Quality Inn in Lakes Entrance is located between Cunningham Arm and the North Arm of the Gippsland Lakes, and is approximately 211 miles from Tullamarine International Airport.
		Lake views are available from the balcony units at the Best Western Banjo Paterson Motor Inn.
	www.hotelfinderaustralia.com /Lakes-Entrance.html (274 words)

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