Lake Selina

Lake Selina is a natural glacial lake located to the east of Mount Read, in the West Coast Range, on the west coast of Tasmania, Australia.

Lake Selina
Lake Selina Location in Tasmania
Location	West Coast, Tasmania
Coordinates	41°52′43″S 145°36′29″E
Type	Natural glacial lake
Primary inflows	West Coast Range
Basin countries	Australia
Surface elevation	516 m (1,693 ft) AHD

Its location and conditions have led it be a location of research into Pleistocene and Holocene environments.[1][2]

It has an estimated surface area of 185,000 square meters and is located close to the Anthony Road B28 that travels between Tullah and Queenstown.[3]

From the east, Lake Selina with an elevation of 516 metres (1,693 ft) AHD  is the furthest east adjacent to Anthony Road; then Lake Westwood, and then Lake Julia with the elevation of 619 metres (2,031 ft); with Mount Julia to the west at 827 metres (2,713 ft) AHD .

See also

• List of reservoirs and dams in Tasmania
• List of lakes in Tasmania
• List of glacial lakes in Australia

References

1. Colhoun, Eric A.; Polaa, Jeremy S.; Bartonb, Charles E.; Heijnisc, Henk (June 1999). "Late Pleistocene vegetation and climate history of Lake Selina, Western Tasmania". Quaternary International. 57-58: 5–23. doi:10.1016/s1040-6182(98)00046-9.
2. Mackenzie, L. L.; Moss, P. T.; Petherick, L. M.; Marx, S. K. (7–12 December 2008). "Late Holocene vegetation and environments of Lake Selina, Western Tasmania". Australasian Quaternary Association Biennial Conference. Victor Harbour, Australia. 17.
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

Further reading

• Whitham, Charles (2003). Western Tasmania - A land of riches and beauty (Reprint 2003 ed.). Queenstown: Municipality of Queenstown.