The Lakes National Park

Not to be confused with Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park.

Protected area in Victoria, Australia

The Lakes National Park
Victoria

IUCN category II (national park)

The park boundary on Pelican Bay in Loch Sport

The Lakes National Park

Nearest town or city| Lakes Entrance
Coordinates| 37°59′S 147°40′E﻿ / ﻿37.983°S 147.667°E﻿ / -37.983; 147.667
Established| 1956[1]
Area| 2,390 hectares (5,900 acres)
Managing authorities| Parks Victoria jointly with the Gunaikurnai traditional owners'
Website| The Lakes National Park
See also| Protected areas of Victoria

The Lakes National Park is a national park in the East Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. The national park is located approximately 245 km (152 miles) east of the capital city of Melbourne.

## Location and features

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The 2,390-hectare (5,900-acre)[2] park is set on the east shore of the Gippsland Lakes, fringed by the waters of Lake Victoria and Lake Reeve.[3] The park includes Sperm Whale Head peninsula and Rotamah and Little Rotamah Islands. The park is managed by Parks Victoria jointly with the traditional owners, the Gunaikurnai.[4]

An area of 1,451 hectares (3,590 acres) was initially set aside as a nature reserve in 1927, with the park proclaimed in 1956. Rotamah Island and Little Rotamah Island were added to the park in 1978.[1]

## See also

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* Australia portal
* environment portal

* Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park
* Protected areas of Victoria
* List of national parks of Australia

## References

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1. ^ a b "Culture and heritage". The Lakes National Park. Parks Victoria. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
2. ^ "The Lakes National Park: Park notes" (PDF). Parks Victoria. Government of Victoria. August 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
3. ^ "The Lakes National Park". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
4. ^ "Joint management". The Lakes National Park. Parks Victoria. Retrieved 15 January 2014.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Lakes National Park.

* The Lakes National Park webpage at Parks Victoria website.
* The Lakes National Park and Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park: Management Plan (PDF). Kew, Victoria: Parks Victoria. November 1998. ISBN 0-7306-6289-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2014.

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Protected areas of Victoria, Australia

Marine national parks

* Bunurong
* Cape Howe
* Churchill Island
* Corner Inlet
* Discovery Bay
* French Island
* Ninety Mile Beach
* Point Addis
* Point Hicks
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* Yaringa

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* Alfred
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* Chiltern-Mt Pilot
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* Kara Kara
* Kinglake
* Lake Eildon
* Lind
* Little Desert
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* Mitchell River
* Mornington Peninsula
* Morwell
* Mount Buffalo
* Mount Richmond
* Murray-Sunset
* Organ Pipes
* Point Nepean
* Port Campbell
* Snowy River
* Tarra-Bulga
* Terrick Terrick
* The Lakes
* Warby-Ovens
* Wilsons Promontory
* Wyperfeld
* Yarra Ranges

Former|

* Bogong
* Bulga
* Captain James Cook
* Chiltern Box–Ironbark
* Cobberas–Tingaringy
* Dandenong
* Ferntree Gully
* Fraser
* Glenaladale
* Hattah Lakes
* Mallacoota Inlet
* Mount Eccles
* Otway
* Point Nepean (1988-1995)
* St Arnaud Range
* Tarra Valley
* Tingaringy
* Wingan Inlet
* Wonnangatta–Moroka

State parks

* Arthurs Seat
* Black Range
* Broken-Boosey
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* Cape Nelson
* Cathedral Range
* Dergholm
* Enfield
* Holey Plains
* Kooyoora
* Lake Tyers
* Langi Ghiran
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* Lerderderg
* Moondarra
* Mount Arapiles-Tooan
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* Mount Napier
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* Reef Hills
* Warrandyte
* Werribee Gorge

Former|

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* Coopracambra
* Eildon
* French Island
* Kamarooka
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* Melba Gully (Great Otway NP)
* Nepean
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* Wabonga Plateau
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* Whipstick

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* Bay of Islands
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* Cape Conran
* Cape Liptrap
* Corner Inlet
* Discovery Bay
* Gippsland Lakes
* Nooramunga
* Shallow Inlet
* Wilsons Promontory

* Former Cape Schanck
* Point Cook

Marine sanctuaries

* Barwon Bluff
* Beware Reef
* Eagle Rock
* Jawbone
* Marengo Reefs
* Merri
* Mushroom Reef
* Point Cooke
* Point Danger
* Ricketts Point
* The Arches

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* Beechworth Historic Park
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