Rotamah Island
Island in Victoria, Australia
37°58′34″S 147°43′37″E / 37.976°S 147.727°E / -37.976; 147.727
Australia
Rotamah Island, or Gellung-warl in the Kurnai language,[1] is a river island in The Lakes National Park, in the Gippsland Lakes of Victoria, Australia, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from Paynesville, from which it is accessible by boat.
Features
- Eucalypt and banksia woodland
- Prolific bird life with over 190 species recorded
- Kangaroos, wallabies, possums, echidnas and Hog Deer
Recent history
- 1975 - Purchased by the Victorian Government
- 1978 - Rotamah and Little Rotamah Islands added to The Lakes National Park
- 1979-2001 - Birds Australia leases the island's homestead to operate as the Rotamah Island Bird Observatory
References
- ^ Wurruk: by Vaughan Nikitin, ChaosFilter.com Online Publishing, A Story Written in an Aboriginal Ganai - Kurnai - Language - Mountain Cattlemen - Victoria - Gippsland - Aboriginal History, Myth, Legend
External links
- Parks Victoria - The Lakes National Park
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Islands and islets of Victoria, Australia
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- French
- Joe
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- Middle Spit
- Pelican
- Phillip
- Quail
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- Seal Rocks
- Sandstone
- Schnapper Rock
- Tortoise Head Bank
- Duck
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Category
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