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The Western District Lakes of Victoria, in the Western District of Victoria, south-eastern Australia, were recognised on 15 December 1982 as wetlands of international importance by listing under the Ramsar Convention, as Ramsar site no.268. ==Description== The site comprises nine lakes with a combined area of , varying in depth and salinity from fresh water to hypersaline. They include State Wildlife Reserves and Lake Reserves and serve as drought refuges for tens of thousands of waterbirds. Several threatened plants occur within the site, including the endangered ''Lepidium ashersonii''. The lakes are used for various purposes, including recreational fishing and duck hunting as well as grazing, commercial fishing, and wastewater disposal. The lakes lie in a basaltic grassland landscape at an altitude of above sea level. Average annual rainfall (recorded at Beeac) is . Lakes included in the site are:〔 * Lake Beeac; hypersaline; * Lake Bookar; * Lake Colongulac; saline; * Lake Corangamite; hypersaline; * Lake Cundare; hypersaline; * Lake Gnarpurt; saline; * Lake Milangil; saline; * Lake Murdeduke; saline; * Lake Terangpom; fresh; 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Western District Lakes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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