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Lake Bonney SE

Coordinates: 37°45′56″S 140°20′35″E / 37.76556°S 140.34306°E / -37.76556; 140.34306
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Lake Bonney SE
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Lake Bonney SE is located in South Australia
Lake Bonney SE
Lake Bonney SE
Location in South Australia
LocationCanunda, South Australia
Coordinates37°45′56″S 140°20′35″E / 37.76556°S 140.34306°E / -37.76556; 140.34306
TypeBrackish freshwater
Primary inflowsNatural inflows
Primary outflowsEvaporation; Southern Ocean
Basin countriesAustralia

Lake Bonney SE (alternative name: Coonunda or Canunda) is a coastal freshwater lake located in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia in the gazetted locality of Canunda.[2] With a surface area of 5,056 square kilometres (1,952 sq mi), the lake is one of the largest freshwater lakes in Australia.

The lake is located 450 km (280 mi) south east of Adelaide and 13 km (8 mi) south west of Millicent. The Canunda National Park lies adjacent to the lake shore.

Naming

The lake was named Lake Bonney in 1844 by George Grey, the then Governor of South Australia.[1]

The name was proposed in 1916 to be changed by the Nomenclature Committee to ‘Coonunda Lake’ but was not actioned without any reason provided. ‘Coonunda’ or ‘Canunda’ is the indigenous name fof the lake.[1]

In both 1972 and 1981, the District Council of Barmera wrote to the South Australian government requesting that the lake be renamed with its native name, i.e. ‘Canunda’ or ‘Coonunda’, in order to avoid being confused with the lake in the Riverland. In response to the request sent in 1981, the Geographical Names Board renamed both lakes as ‘Lake Bonney, Riverland’ and ‘Lake Bonney SE’ in order “to differentiate between the lakes.” A further request for a name change sent in 1989 by the District Council of Barmera was not approved by the Geographical Names Board.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Search result for "Lake Bonney SE (Lake)" (Record no. SA0008121) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and " Place names (gazetteer)"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Search result for "Canunda (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0012173) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and "Place names (gazetteer)"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 24 August 2016.