Lake Tyers
Victoria, Australia
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Lake Tyers is a coastal lake located in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, near the eastern end of Ninety Mile Beach. It features two main channels, one extending about 10 miles northeast and the other about 5 miles northwest, with an opening to the Tasman Sea in the south.1
Named after surveyor Charles James Tyers, the area around Lake Tyers was an Aboriginal reserve until 1971. Ownership was then transferred to a trust for 5,000 Aboriginal people. Today, Lake Tyers is a destination for tourists interested in fishing and boating.1
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