Editing The Lakes National Park

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| type                   = protected
| name                   = The Lakes National Park
| state                  = vic
| iucn_category          = II
| image                  = File:The Lakes National Park, Loch Sport, Vic, jjron, 31.03.2016.jpg
| caption                = The park boundary on Pelican Bay in [[Loch Sport, Victoria|Loch Sport]]
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|local_map=yes|zoom=9| nearest_town_or_city   = [[Lakes Entrance, Victoria|Lakes Entrance]]
| area                   = {{convert|2390|ha|acre}}<!-- If the area is greater than 100ha (1km2) a conversion template is not required. -->
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| established            = 1956
| established_footnotes  = <ref name=heritage>{{cite web |url=http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/explore/parks/the-lakes-national-park/culture-and-heritage |title=Culture and heritage |department=The Lakes National Park |publisher=[[Parks Victoria]] |accessdate=15 January 2014 }}</ref>
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| managing_authorities   = [[Parks Victoria]] jointly with the [[Gunai people|Gunaikurnai]] traditional owners'
| url                    = https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/parks/the-lakes-national-park
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'''The Lakes National Park''' is a [[national park]] in the [[East Gippsland]] region of [[Victoria (state)|Victoria, Australia]]. The national park is located approximately {{convert|245|km|miles|abbr=on}} east of the capital city of Melbourne.

==Location and features==
The {{convert|2390|ha|acre|adj=on}}<ref name=pn>{{cite web|url=http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/315650/Park-note-The-Lakes-National-Park.pdf|title=The Lakes National Park: Park notes|department=[[Parks Victoria]]|publisher=[[Victoria State Government|Government of Victoria]]|date=August 2012|accessdate=15 January 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116223857/http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/315650/Park-note-The-Lakes-National-Park.pdf|archivedate=16 January 2014}}</ref> park is set on the east shore of the [[Gippsland Lakes]], fringed by the waters of Lake Victoria and Lake Reeve.<ref name=bonzle>{{cite web |url=http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=59786&cmd=sp|title=The Lakes National Park|work=Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia|accessdate=15 January 2014 }}</ref> The park includes Sperm Whale Head peninsula and [[Rotamah Island|Rotamah]] and Little Rotamah Islands. The park is managed by [[Parks Victoria]] jointly with the [[traditional owners]], the [[Gunai people|Gunaikurnai]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/explore/parks/the-lakes-national-park/joint-management |title=Joint management |department=The Lakes National Park |publisher=[[Parks Victoria]] |accessdate=15 January 2014 }}</ref>

An area of {{convert|1451|ha|acre}} was initially set aside as a [[nature reserve]] in 1927, with the park proclaimed in 1956. Rotamah Island and Little Rotamah Island were added to the park in 1978.<ref name=heritage/>

==See also==
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* [[Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park]]
* [[Protected areas of Victoria]]
* [[List of national parks of Australia]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/parks/the-lakes-national-park The Lakes National Park] webpage at [[Parks Victoria]] website.
* {{cite book |url=http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/313441/The-Lakes-National-Park-and-Gippsland-Lakes-Coastal-Park-Plan.pdf |title=The Lakes National Park and Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park: Management Plan |date=November 1998 |publisher=[[Parks Victoria]] |isbn=0-7306-6289-6 |location=Kew, Victoria |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224131304/http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/313441/The-Lakes-National-Park-and-Gippsland-Lakes-Coastal-Park-Plan.pdf |archivedate=24 February 2014 }}

{{Protected areas of Victoria|NP}}

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[[Category:Parks of Gippsland (region)]]
[[Category:National parks of Victoria (state)]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1927]]
[[Category:1927 establishments in Australia]]


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