Lake Eacham

Lake Eacham: (originally Yidyam or Wiinggina) is a popular lake of volcanic origin on the Atherton Tableland of Queensland, Australia, within the World Heritage listed Wet Tropics of Queensland.

Read more about Lake Eacham:  Origins, Recent History, A Closed Ecosystem and A Near-extinction, Protected Area Status

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    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)