South East Corner
Australia
The interim Australian bioregions,
with the South East Corner in red
Area25,320.53 km2 (9,776.3 sq mi)
Localities around South East Corner:
Australian Alps South Eastern Highlands Sydney Basin
South Eastern Highlands South East Corner Tasman Sea
South East Coastal Plain Tasman Sea Tasman Sea

The South East Corner is an interim Australian bioregion located in eastern Victoria and south-eastern New South Wales.[1] It has an area of 2,532,053 hectares (6,256,840 acres).[2] The South East Corner bioregion is part of the Southeast Australia temperate forests ecoregion, and it also features the Lowland Grassy Woodland.

Subregions

The South East Corner bioregion consists of three subregions:

  • East Gippsland Lowlands (SEC01) – 623,515 hectares (1,540,740 acres)
  • South East Coastal Ranges (SEC02) – 1,734,517 hectares (4,286,080 acres)
  • Bateman (SEC03) – 174,020 hectares (430,000 acres)

References

  1. ↑ Environment Australia. "Revision of the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) and Development of Version 5.1 – Summary Report" (PDF). Department of the Environment and Water Resources, Australian Government. Retrieved 6 May 2022. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ↑ "Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA7) regions and codes". Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Commonwealth of Australia. 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
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