Lake Eacham (Queensland)

Lake Eacham
(Yidyam or Wiinggina)
View of Lake and Lake's edge from a Queensland National Parks viewing platform.
Lake Eacham (Yidyam or Wiinggina) is located in Australia
Lake Eacham (Yidyam or Wiinggina)
Lake Eacham
(Yidyam or Wiinggina)
Lake Eacham (Yidyam or Wiinggina) is located in Queensland
Lake Eacham (Yidyam or Wiinggina)
Lake Eacham
(Yidyam or Wiinggina)
LocationAtherton Tableland, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates17°17′06″S 145°37′30″E / 17.285°S 145.625°E / -17.285; 145.625
TypeCrater lake
Basin countriesAustralia
Surface area429,582.77 m2 (4,623,990.5 sq ft)
Average depth65.5 m (215 ft)
Max. depth66 m (217 ft)
Water volume16,812,000 kL (593,700,000 cu ft)

Lake Eacham (originally Yidyam or Wiinggina) is a popular lake of volcanic origin on the Atherton Tableland of Queensland, Australia, within the World Heritage listed Wet Tropics of Queensland.[1][2] It is within the locality of Lake Eacham in the Tablelands Region local government area.[3]

  1. ^ "Lake Eacham – lake (entry 10992)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  2. ^ Ngadjonji - Earthwatch web page. Archived 2 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 5 November 2007.
  3. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 12 November 2019.

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