Lake Terang
Lake in Victoria, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lake Terang was a lake near Terang, Victoria. Following European settlement of the area surrounding the lake in the 19th century the lake began to dry out. It was drained in the 1960s[1] and is now used as a recreation area, for agriculture and as part of the Terang Golf Course.[2][3]
Lake Terang | |
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Location | Terang, Victoria |
Coordinates | 38°15′S 142°55′E |
Type | Dry lake |
Basin countries | Australia |
The sediments of Lake Terang go back 350,000 years and are of significant interest for palaeoecology and the geologic history of western Victoria.[4][5][6]
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