Lake Weyba
| Lake Weyba | |
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  Lake Weyba | |
| Location | 4 km South of Noosa, Queensland |
| Coordinates | 26°26′21″S 153°04′27″E / 26.4391°S 153.0742°E |
| Type | Salt-water lake |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Surface area | 9.6 square kilometres (3.7 sq mi) |
Lake Weyba is a large shallow salt lake in the locality of Noosaville in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia.[1] Lake Weyba's name comes from the local Aboriginal Australians (Gubbi Gubbi) language meaning stingray.[citation needed] Lake Weyba is an important fish-breeding habitat. In the early 1900s, Lake Weyba had a large number of stingrays, which would have been easy targets for spear fishing Aboriginal Australians.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lake Weyba – lake in the Noosa Shire (entry 37166)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Local History - Lake Weyba". Maroochy Shire Council. 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
External links
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- "History". Friends of Lake Weyba. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
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