Western District Volcanic Plains

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Western_District_Volcanic_Plains
GPTKB entity
Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geographical region
gptkbp:area 2,390,000 hectares
gptkbp:characterizedBy volcanic plains
gptkbp:climate temperate
gptkbp:conservationStatus highly fragmented
endangered ecosystems
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Mount_Eccles
gptkb:Lake_Corangamite
gptkb:Lake_Colac
gptkb:Mount_Napier
gptkb:Lake_Bolac
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:geologicalAge Quaternary
gptkbp:hasLandUse agriculture
conservation
grazing
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Western District Volcanic Plains
gptkbp:IBRARegion VVP
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Victoria
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Colac
gptkb:Warrnambool
gptkb:Ararat
gptkb:Hamilton
gptkb:Camperdown
gptkb:Geelong
gptkb:Ballarat
gptkbp:notableFeature largest volcanic plain in Australia
one of the largest volcanic plains in the world
over 400 volcanic cones
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:wetlands
grasslands
lava flows
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Interim_Biogeographic_Regionalisation_for_Australia
gptkbp:soilType basalt-derived soils
gptkbp:threats gptkb:plains-wanderer
striped legless lizard
golden sun moth
spiny rice-flower
gptkbp:traditionalOwners gptkb:Gunditjmara
gptkb:Wathaurong
Djargurd Wurrung
Eastern Maar
gptkbp:vegetation gptkb:wetlands
woodlands
native grasslands
gptkbp:WWF_Ecoregion_Code VVP
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Budj_Bim
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6