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MYALL LAKES

Location : NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA

Area of Myall Lakes National Park: 77,991 acres (31,562 ha)

Area of coastal lagoons : 24,710 acres

Vegetation : swampland, forest

The Myall Lakes National Park is one of the largest and most complex lake Australia. An area of outstanding natural beauty on the north coast of New South Wales, it has four main lakes or lagoons, together with swamps, high grassy dunes,grasslands, woodlands, open forest, and coastline. Narrow straits that create a continuous waterway to Port Stephens from the lower Myall River join the lakes.Along the coast are 25 miles (40 kilometers) of almost unbroken beaches. Myall is actually an Aboriginal word meaning "wild." The 13-mile (21-kilometer) Mungo Track takes visitors to Mungo Brush, a popular camping and picnic spot. The area was the land of the Worimi and Birpai peoples and many ancient middens remain. The Mayall Lakes play host to a vast array of wildlife, including kangaroos, koalas, sugar gliders, ring-tailed possums, echidnae, lace monitors, and carpet pythons, in addition to numerous bird species. Bird watchers can spot honeyeaters, kookaburras, and ground parrots; the tawny frogmouth is most prolific in the Broadwater area.