Lake Westwood (Tasmania)
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Lake Westwood is a glacial lake
in The Tyndalls to the east of Mount Read
,in the West Coast Range, West Coast
of Tasmania
.
It is located south east of the Henty Gold Mine
and it lies between Lake Julia and Lake Selina
adjacent to the Anthony Road
B28 that travels between Tullah and Queenstown.
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
in The Tyndalls to the east of Mount Read
Mount Read (Tasmania)
Mount Read is a mountain in Tasmania, Australia, that is at the north west edge of what is known as the West Coast RangeAs colourful a history as that of Mount Lyell, Mount Read has had mines, settlements and other activities on its slopes for over a hundred years.The main copper and gold ore...
,in the West Coast Range, West Coast
West Coast, Tasmania
The West Coast of Tasmania is the part of the state that is strongly associated with wilderness, mining and tourism, rough country and isolation...
of Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
.
It is located south east of the Henty Gold Mine
Henty Gold Mine
The Henty Gold Mine is located at the head of the Henty River on the edge of the West Coast Range in Western Tasmania. It is approximately 30 km north of Queenstown. It is east of Zeehan and south of Tullah. It can be reached by the Hydro-built road that passes between the Henty River and...
and it lies between Lake Julia and Lake Selina
Lake Selina (Tasmania)
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 ....
adjacent to the Anthony Road
Anthony Road
The Anthony Road is a highway in Western Tasmania, running from the Murchison Highway to the Zeehan Highway near Queenstown...
B28 that travels between Tullah and Queenstown.