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The '''Ninety Mile Beach''' is a sandy stretch of [[beach]] on the south-eastern coastline of the [[East Gippsland]] region of [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]] in [[Australia]]. The beach faces [[Bass Strait]] and backs the [[Gippsland Lakes]]. The beach is just over {{convert|151|km|mi}} in length, running north-eastward from a spit near [[Port Albert, Victoria|Port Albert]] to the man-made channel at [[Lakes Entrance]].
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[[Image:90mile beach 147.41000E 38.24102S.jpg|thumb|right|200px|False colour [[NASA]] [[landsat]] image of Ninety Mile Beach and the Gippsland Lakes]]
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The '''Ninety Mile [[Beach]]''' is a sandy stretch of south-eastern coastline of [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]], [[Australia]], along the [[Gippsland Lakes]] region of [[East Gippsland]] on [[Bass Strait]]. The beach is just over {{convert|151|km|mi}} long running north-eastward from a spit near [[Port Albert, Victoria|Port Albert]] to the man-made channel at [[Lakes Entrance]]. The beach is located about {{convert|260|km|mi}} from Melbourne<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.australia.com/explore/icons/gippsland/vic-90-mile-beach.aspx |title=Ninety Mile Beach, Victoria |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |year=2012 |work=web page |publisher=Tourism Australia |accessdate=15 December 2012}}</ref> and can be reached from the [[South Gippsland Highway]] passing the coastal towns of [[McLoughlins Beach, Australia|McLoughlins Beach]], [[Woodside, Victoria|Woodside]], [[Seaspray, Victoria|Seaspray]], [[Golden Beach, Victoria|Golden Beach]], and [[Loch Sport]].


Behind the beach are long sandy dunes that separate the Gippsland Lakes from [[Bass Strait]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Ninety Mile Beach, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia|url = http://www.visitmelbourne.com/Regions/Gippsland/Things-to-do/Nature-and-wildlife/Beaches/Ninety-Mile-Beach.aspx|website = Tourism Victoria home|accessdate = 2015-06-21}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Parks Victoria - Ninety Mile Beach Marine National Park|url = http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/explore/parks/ninety-mile-beach-marine-national-park|website = parkweb.vic.gov.au|accessdate = 2015-06-21}}</ref>
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Behind the beach are long sandy dunes that separate various lakes and lagoons from the ocean. 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. The area comprises [[The Lakes National Park]].


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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]].
During mating season some species of shark, including the famous Great White Shark gather in the shallow waters along the beach to breed. Signs are put up to advise visitors of this. The beach's length ensures that the waves break too close to the beach for good [[surfing]], and there are strong [[rip current]]s 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 three lakes have different coloured water depending on their surrounding conditions. One has brown water from the tannins that leach from the trees and dead leaves that drop onto the water, another has crystal clear water with a blue tint and gets very dark as it becomes deeper in the middle. The lakes all have water that is very rich in natural minerals and is extremely clean as the banks and lake beds are pure sand. People who regularly visit the lakes exfoliate their skin by rubbing it with the fine golden sand then rinsing with the crystal clear water.


==Location==
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The Ninety Mile Beach is located about {{convert|260|km|mi}} from [[Melbourne]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.australia.com/explore/icons/gippsland/vic-90-mile-beach.aspx |title=Ninety Mile 😢Beach, Victoria |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |year=2012 |work=web page |publisher=Tourism Australia |accessdate=15 December 2012}}</ref> and can be reached from the [[South Gippsland Highway]] passing the coastal towns of [[McLoughlins Beach, Australia|McLoughlins Beach]], [[Woodside, Victoria|Woodside]], [[Seaspray, Victoria|Seaspray]], [[Golden Beach, Victoria|Golden Beach]], and [[Loch Sport, Victoria|Loch Sport]]. The beach is located within the [[Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park]], with the [[Ninety Mile Beach Marine National Park]] located off-shore.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/parks/gippsland-lakes-coastal-park|title = Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park}}</ref>
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File:Ninety Mile Beach Victoria Western end.jpg|Western edge of 90 Mile Beach
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Image:90 mile beach02.jpg|90 Mile beach
Image:90 mile beach.jpg|90 Mile beach
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== Tourism ==
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The beach has golden sand,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.visitvictoria.com/Regions/Gippsland/Activities-and-attractions/Nature-and-wildlife/National-parks-and-reserves/Ninety-Mile-Beach.aspx |title=Gippsland Ninety Mile Beach |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= |work=web page |publisher=Melbourne & Victoria |accessdate=15 December 2012}}</ref> with crashing waves and a natural bush environment that is habitat to wild dingoes, birds and other small burrowing mammals. It is part of the [[Ninety Mile Beach Marine National Park]], which covers 2,750 hectares and {{convert|5|km|mi}} of coastline, {{convert|30|km|mi}} south of [[Sale, Victoria|Sale]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/explore/parks/ninety-mile-beach-marine-national-park |title=Ninety Mile Beach Marine National Park |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |year=2012 |work=web page |publisher=Parks, Victoria |accessdate=15 December 2012}}</ref> There are basic camping facilities within the park at Emu Bight, as well as accommodation at Seaspray and Lakes Entrance.
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/313441/The-Lakes-NPk-Gippsland-Lakes-CP-Plan.pdf|title = The Lakes National Park and Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park Plan|date = |accessdate = 21 June 2015|website = |publisher = Parks Victoria|last = |first = }}</ref> The beach has golden sand,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.visitvictoria.com/Regions/Gippsland/Activities-and-attractions/Nature-and-wildlife/National-parks-and-reserves/Ninety-Mile-Beach.aspx |title=Gippsland Ninety Mile Beach |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= |work=web page |publisher=Melbourne & Victoria |accessdate=15 December 2012}}</ref> with crashing waves and a natural bush environment.

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It is part of the [[Ninety Mile Beach Marine National Park]], which covers 2,750 hectares and {{convert|5|km|mi}} of coastline, {{convert|30|km|mi}} south of [[Sale, Victoria|Sale]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/explore/parks/ninety-mile-beach-marine-national-park |title=Ninety Mile Beach Marine National Park |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |year=2012 |work=web page |publisher=Parks, Victoria |accessdate=15 December 2012}}</ref> 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, Victoria|Paynesville]], about {{convert|6|km|mi}} away.
[[Rotamah Island]], which is part of the Lakes National Park, has a large bird observatory, and can be visited by boat from [[Paynesville, Victoria|Paynesville]], about {{convert|6|km|mi}} away.


Coastal towns of [[Woodside, Victoria|Woodside]], Loch Sport, [[Seaspray, Victoria|Seaspray]], [[Golden Beach, Victoria|Golden Beach]] and [[Lakes Entrance, Victoria|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.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Ninety Mile Beach, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia|url = http://www.visitmelbourne.com/Regions/Gippsland/Things-to-do/Nature-and-wildlife/Beaches/Ninety-Mile-Beach.aspx|website = Tourism Victoria home|accessdate = 2015-06-21}}</ref>
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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 long..


[[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.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Corner Inlet, Anderson Inlet, Slipways, Boatyards, Port Authority|url = http://www.gippslandports.vic.gov.au/gippsland_lakes_boating.php|website = www.gippslandports.vic.gov.au|accessdate = 2015-06-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Ports and Harbours, Snowy River, Boatyards, Corner Inlet, Gippsland Ports|url = http://www.gippslandports.vic.gov.au/corner_inlet_boating.php|website = www.gippslandports.vic.gov.au|accessdate = 2015-06-21}}</ref>
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 caused 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.


==Ecology==
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The beach's length ensures that the waves break too close to the beach for good [[surfing]], and there are strong [[rip current]]s 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.

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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 {{convert|140|mi}} long.

==Gallery==
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File:Ninety Mile Beach Victoria Western end.jpg|Western edge of Ninety Mile Beach
Image:90 mile beach02.jpg|Ninety Mile Beach at [[Lakes Entrance, Victoria|Lakes Entrance]]
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Image:90 mile beach.jpg|Ninety Mile Beach at Lakes Entrance
File:South-west along 90 Mile Beach, Seaspray, Vic, jjron, 31.03.2016.jpg|Ninety Mile Beach/ McLoughlins Beach at [[Seaspray, Victoria|Seaspray]]
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==References==
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.visitmelbourne.com/Regions/Gippsland/Things-to-do/Nature-and-wildlife/Beaches/Ninety-Mile-Beach.aspx Gippsland's Official tourism website - Ninety Mile Beach]
* [http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/explore/parks/gippsland-lakes-coastal-park Parks Victoria - Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park]
* [http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/explore/parks/the-lakes-national-park Parks Victoria - The Lakes National Park]
* [http://www.visitmelbourne.com/Regions/Gippsland/Things-to-do/Outdoor-activities/Fishing/Beach-fishing Gippsland's official tourism website - Beach fishing]
* [http://www.gippslandports.vic.gov.au Gippsland Ports Victoria]


[[Category:East Gippsland]]
[[Category:East Gippsland]]
[[Category:Beaches of Victoria (Australia)]]
[[Category:Beaches of Victoria (state)]]

Latest revision as of 21:52, 24 February 2024

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.

Ninety Mile
Beach
False colour NASA landsat image of Ninety Mile Beach and the Gippsland Lakes
False colour NASA landsat image of Ninety Mile Beach and the Gippsland Lakes
Ninety Mile is located in Victoria
Ninety Mile
Ninety Mile
Location of the Ninety Mile Beach in Victoria
Coordinates: 38°18′8″S 147°17′15″E / 38.30222°S 147.28750°E / -38.30222; 147.28750
LocationEast Gippsland, Australia

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.

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.

Location[edit]

The 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[edit]

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, Loch Sport, 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[edit]

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.

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.

Gallery[edit]

  • Western edge of Ninety Mile Beach
    Western edge of Ninety Mile Beach
  • Ninety Mile Beach at Lakes Entrance
    Ninety Mile Beach at Lakes Entrance
  • Ninety Mile Beach at Lakes Entrance
    Ninety Mile Beach at Lakes Entrance
  • Ninety Mile Beach/ McLoughlins Beach at Seaspray
    Ninety Mile Beach/ McLoughlins Beach at Seaspray

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ninety Mile Beach, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia". Tourism Victoria home. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Parks Victoria - Ninety Mile Beach Marine National Park". parkweb.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Ninety Mile 😢Beach, Victoria". web page. Tourism Australia. 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park".
  5. ^ "The Lakes National Park and Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park Plan" (PDF). Parks Victoria. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Gippsland Ninety Mile Beach". web page. Melbourne & Victoria. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  7. ^ "Ninety Mile Beach Marine National Park". web page. Parks, Victoria. 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  8. ^ "Ninety Mile Beach, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia". Tourism Victoria home. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  9. ^ "Corner Inlet, Anderson Inlet, Slipways, Boatyards, Port Authority". www.gippslandports.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  10. ^ "Ports and Harbours, Snowy River, Boatyards, Corner Inlet, Gippsland Ports". www.gippslandports.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 21 June 2015.

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