Jocks Lagoon

Jocks Lagoon
Jocks Lagoon is located in Tasmania
Jocks Lagoon
Jocks Lagoon
Location in Tasmania
Coordinates41°20′24″S 148°18′00″E / 41.34000°S 148.30000°E / -41.34000; 148.30000
TypeDystrophic
Basin countriesAustralia
DesignationRamsar site
Max. length650 m (2,130 ft)
Max. width150 m (490 ft)
Surface area18 hectares (44 acres)
Max. depth2–3 m (6 ft 7 in – 9 ft 10 in)
Designated16 November 1982
Reference no.258[1]

Jocks Lagoon is an 18-hectare (44-acre) freshwater coastal lagoon in north-eastern Tasmania, Australia. In 1982, it was designated as a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention.[2]

  1. ^ "Jocks Lagoon". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Jocks Lagoon". Ramsar Convention. 16 November 1982. Retrieved 12 August 2015.