Behind the beach are long sandy dunes that separate the Gippsland Lakes from Bass Strait.[1] The beach is an uninterrupted stretch of untamed coastline; it does not have any rocky headlands or platforms, and offshore there are only a few ribbons of reef which are periodically covered by sand.[2]
In the northern section, the beach runs along a sandbar on what amounts to a series of tidal islands. Behind this are several large lakes and numerous shallow littoral lagoons. The three main lakes are Lake King, Lake Victoria and Lake Wellington, partially contained within The Lakes National Park.
Ninety Mile Beach attracts a large number of visitors each year and offers a wide variety of activities such as camping, picnicking, whale watching, and beach and water-based activities.[5] The beach has golden sand,[6] with crashing waves and a natural bush environment.
It is part of the Ninety Mile Beach Marine National Park, which covers 2,750 hectares and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) of coastline, 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Sale.[7] There are basic camping facilities within the park at Emu Bight, as well as accommodation at Seaspray and Lakes Entrance.
Rotamah Island, which is part of the Lakes National Park, has a large bird observatory, and can be visited by boat from Paynesville, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) away.
Coastal towns of Woodside, Lochsport, Seaspray, Golden Beach and Lakes Entrance are popular tourist towns, attracting large numbers of visitors during the warmer months. Woodside, Seaspray and Lakes Entrance have life saving beach patrols during the summer season.[8]
Surf fishing is a key drawcard for the area, with main varieties of fish including snapper, flathead and gummy sharks. Port Albert, McLoughlins Beach, Lochsport and Lakes Entrance have jetties and temporary berthing facilities.[9][10]
Ecology
The beach's length ensures that the waves break too close to the beach for good surfing, and there are strong rip currents and cross-currents that make conditions rather hazardous. The local authorities recommend that anyone who wishes to swim should do so at Woodside, Seaspray and Lakes Entrance, which have life saving beach patrols during the summer season.
Wild horses were introduced to the park after the islands were explored to help eat and trample down small areas of bush so it could be more easily explored but they were left unchecked and their numbers quickly increased. Their large numbers grew and over time started to cause concern as environmental damage became an issue, but once the park was established as a national heritage the horses were rounded up and transported back across to the mainland.
^"The Lakes National Park and Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park Plan" (PDF). Parks Victoria. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
^"Gippsland Ninety Mile Beach". web page. Melbourne & Victoria. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
^"Ninety Mile Beach Marine National Park". web page. Parks, Victoria. 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
^"Ninety Mile Beach, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia". Tourism Victoria home. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
^"Corner Inlet, Anderson Inlet, Slipways, Boatyards, Port Authority". www.gippslandports.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
^"Ports and Harbours, Snowy River, Boatyards, Corner Inlet, Gippsland Ports". www.gippslandports.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
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This article is about the beach For the adjacent marine national park see Ninety Mile Beach Marine National Park For other uses see Ninety Mile Beach The Ninety Mile Beach is a sandy stretch of beach on the south eastern coastline of the East Gippsland region of Victoria in Australia The beach faces Bass Strait and backs the Gippsland Lakes The beach is just over 151 kilometres 94 mi in length running north eastward from a spit near Port Albert to the man made channel at Lakes Entrance Ninety MileBeachFalse colour NASA landsat image of Ninety Mile Beach and the Gippsland LakesNinety MileLocation of the Ninety Mile Beach in VictoriaCoordinates 38 18 8 S 147 17 15 E 38 30222 S 147 28750 E 38 30222 147 28750 Coordinates 38 18 8 S 147 17 15 E 38 30222 S 147 28750 E 38 30222 147 28750LocationEast Gippsland AustraliaThis article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Ninety Mile Beach Victoria news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2007 Learn how and when to remove this template message Behind the beach are long sandy dunes that separate the Gippsland Lakes from Bass Strait 1 The beach is an uninterrupted stretch of untamed coastline it does not have any rocky headlands or platforms and offshore there are only a few ribbons of reef which are periodically covered by sand 2 In the northern section the beach runs along a sandbar on what amounts to a series of tidal islands Behind this are several large lakes and numerous shallow littoral lagoons The three main lakes are Lake King Lake Victoria and Lake Wellington partially contained within The Lakes National Park Contents 1 Location 2 Tourism 3 Ecology 4 Gallery 5 References 6 External linksLocation EditThe Ninety Mile Beach is located about 260 kilometres 160 mi from Melbourne 3 and can be reached from the South Gippsland Highway passing the coastal towns of McLoughlins Beach Woodside Seaspray Golden Beach and Loch Sport The beach is located within the Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park with the Ninety Mile Beach Marine National Park located off shore 4 Tourism EditNinety Mile Beach attracts a large number of visitors each year and offers a wide variety of activities such as camping picnicking whale watching and beach and water based activities 5 The beach has golden sand 6 with crashing waves and a natural bush environment It is part of the Ninety Mile Beach Marine National Park which covers 2 750 hectares and 5 kilometres 3 1 mi of coastline 30 kilometres 19 mi south of Sale 7 There are basic camping facilities within the park at Emu Bight as well as accommodation at Seaspray and Lakes Entrance Rotamah Island which is part of the Lakes National Park has a large bird observatory and can be visited by boat from Paynesville about 6 kilometres 3 7 mi away Coastal towns of Woodside Lochsport Seaspray Golden Beach and Lakes Entrance are popular tourist towns attracting large numbers of visitors during the warmer months Woodside Seaspray and Lakes Entrance have life saving beach patrols during the summer season 8 Surf fishing is a key drawcard for the area with main varieties of fish including snapper flathead and gummy sharks Port Albert McLoughlins Beach Lochsport and Lakes Entrance have jetties and temporary berthing facilities 9 10 Ecology EditThe beach s length ensures that the waves break too close to the beach for good surfing and there are strong rip currents and cross currents that make conditions rather hazardous The local authorities recommend that anyone who wishes to swim should do so at Woodside Seaspray and Lakes Entrance which have life saving beach patrols during the summer season The beach is believed to be the fourth longest uninterrupted beach in the world behind Praia do Cassino on the Brazilian southern coast Padre Island on the US Gulf Coast and Eighty Mile Beach in Western Australia which is actually 140 miles 230 km long Wild horses were introduced to the park after the islands were explored to help eat and trample down small areas of bush so it could be more easily explored but they were left unchecked and their numbers quickly increased Their large numbers grew and over time started to cause concern as environmental damage became an issue but once the park was established as a national heritage the horses were rounded up and transported back across to the mainland Gallery Edit Western edge of Ninety Mile Beach Ninety Mile Beach at Lakes Entrance Ninety Mile Beach at Lakes Entrance Ninety Mile Beach McLoughlins Beach at SeasprayReferences Edit Ninety Mile Beach Gippsland Victoria Australia Tourism Victoria home Retrieved 21 June 2015 Parks Victoria Ninety Mile Beach Marine National Park parkweb vic gov au Retrieved 21 June 2015 Ninety Mile Beach Victoria web page Tourism Australia 2012 Retrieved 15 December 2012 Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park The Lakes National Park and Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park Plan PDF Parks Victoria Retrieved 21 June 2015 Gippsland Ninety Mile Beach web page Melbourne amp Victoria Retrieved 15 December 2012 Ninety Mile Beach Marine National Park web page Parks Victoria 2012 Retrieved 15 December 2012 Ninety Mile Beach Gippsland Victoria Australia Tourism Victoria home Retrieved 21 June 2015 Corner Inlet Anderson Inlet Slipways Boatyards Port Authority www gippslandports vic gov au Retrieved 21 June 2015 Ports and Harbours Snowy River Boatyards Corner Inlet Gippsland Ports www gippslandports vic gov au Retrieved 21 June 2015 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ninety Mile Beach Victoria Gippsland s Official tourism website Ninety Mile Beach Parks Victoria Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park Parks Victoria The Lakes National Park Gippsland s official tourism website Beach fishing Gippsland Ports Victoria Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ninety Mile Beach Victoria amp oldid 1087748137, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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