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'''Lake Weyba''' is a large shallow [[salt lake]] in the locality of [[Noosaville]] in the [[Shire of Noosa]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref>{{Cite QPN|37166|Lake Weyba|lake in the Noosa Shire|access-date=27 December 2021}}</ref> |
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Lake Weyba's name comes from the local Aboriginal Australians (Gubbi Gubbi) language meaning stingray.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}} |
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| ⚫ | 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]].<ref>{{cite web |date=2006 |title=Local History - Lake Weyba |url=http://www.maroochy.qld.gov.au/maroochylibraries/sitePage.cfm?code=hldoonhist |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006234757/http://www.maroochy.qld.gov.au/maroochylibraries/sitePage.cfm?code=hldoonhist |archive-date=2007-10-06 |access-date=15 August 2024 |website=[[Maroochy Shire Council]]}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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== External links == |
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{{Commons category|Lake Weyba}} |
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* {{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.friendsoflakeweyba.org/history |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=Friends of Lake Weyba}} |
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[[Category:Lakes of Queensland]] |
[[Category:Lakes of Queensland]] |
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[[Category:Geography of Sunshine Coast, Queensland]] |
[[Category:Geography of Sunshine Coast, Queensland]] |
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Latest revision as of 01:55, 6 January 2025
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| 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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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lake Weyba.
- "History". Friends of Lake Weyba. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
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