Seaford/Edithvale Wetlands, Seaford, Victoria, Australia
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S 38° 06.296 E 145° 08.137
55H E 336538 N 5780901
The wetlands can be home to 7000 birds at a time.
A natural Melbourne landmark, size is 101.2 hectares.
Waymark Code: WM8M1J
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 04/17/2010
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Over 100 different species of birds can regularly be seen at Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands.
Seventeen species of migratory birds from the northern hemisphere visit the Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands. Most of them are protected by international treaties.
Seven thousand years ago the Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands were under the waters of Port Phillip following the melting of the last Great Ice Age.
Before white settlement, Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands were thick with wildlife and supported large numbers of the Bunerong Aboriginal tribe.
Edithvale Wetlands currently support a thriving mob of Eastern Grey Kangaroos.
Not many years ago, the Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands were generally considered useless swamps too difficult to develop. Today they are recognized as precious community assets.
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