Disappointment Reference Area
- Disappointment Reference Area
-
Disappointment Reference Area is a scientific reference area within the Wallaby Creek section of Kinglake National Park[1]. It is located in the Central Highlands of the Victoria, Australia, 50 kilometres northeast of Melbourne.
The Disappointment Reference Area, and the nearby Stony Creek and Joey Creek Reference Areas, are assigned the IUCN Category Ia (Strict Nature Reserve) and are managed mainly for scientific purposes
It is named after Mount Disappointment, which is on the north-western boundary of the area.
References
- ^ Wallaby Creek designated water supply catchment area, Kinglake National Park, Management Plan, Parks Victoria, 1998-08, ISBN 0731131916, http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/resources07/07_0190.pdf, retrieved 2011-02-21
Coordinates: 37°26′11″S 145°9′48″E / 37.43639°S 145.16333°E / -37.43639; 145.16333
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Kinglake National Park — Infobox protected area of Australia | name = Kinglake National Park iucn category = II caption = in 1890 the peace of timber was cut locator x = 219 locator y = 198 nearest town or city = Kinglake coordinates =… … Wikipedia
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… … Universalium
religion — religionless, adj. /ri lij euhn/, n. 1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and… … Universalium
golf — golfer, n. /golf, gawlf/; Brit. also /gof/, n. 1. a game in which clubs with wooden or metal heads are used to hit a small, white ball into a number of holes, usually 9 or 18, in succession, situated at various distances over a course having… … Universalium
Lewis and Clark National and State Historical Parks — IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape) … Wikipedia
Real-time locating — Articleissues confusing=July 2008 refimprove=May 2008 essay=May 2008: This page specifically concerns operational aspects of RTLS. For methodology issues see locating engine. For technology issues see wireless. According to ISO/IEC JTC1 SC31 and… … Wikipedia
education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… … Universalium
Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… … Universalium
