- Lake Victoria (Victoria)
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lake_name = Lake Victoria
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location =Bellarine Peninsula , Victoria
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type =saline lake
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basin_countries = Australia
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area = 1.39 km²
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cities =dablink|For Lake Victoria in Gippsland see
Gippsland Lakes . Lake Victoria is a 1.39 km² shallowsaline lake on theBellarine Peninsula ,Victoria, Australia , close to the township ofPoint Lonsdale and part of the Lonsdale Lakes Nature Reserve administered byParks Victoria . It is separated fromBass Strait by a narrow strip of coastal dunes. It forms part of the Swan Bay wetland system of shallow marine areas and lagoons, and is an importantwetland forwaterbird s andwader s.Hewish, M.J. (2003). "Fauna values of three sub-coastal wetlands on the Bellarine Peninsula: Lake Victoria, Freshwater Lake and St Leonards Salt Lagoon". Parks Victoria Technical Series No.10. Parks Victoria: Melbourne. ISSN 1448-4935]Birds of conservation significance for which the lake and its surrounds are important include the
Hooded Plover ,Little Egret andOrange-bellied Parrot . It sometimes holds internationally significant numbers ofRed-necked Stint s andBanded Stilt s.Hewish, Marilyn. (2003). The waterbirds of Lake Victoria, a sub-coastal wetland on the Bellarine Peninsula. "Geelong Bird Report" 2002: 73-110.]References
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