Raak Plain boinka

Raak Plain Boinka
Victoria
NASA image. The darker green area to the west and center is the Murray-Sunset National Park. To its east the roughly circular light-colored area is the Raak boinka. East of this is the Hattah-Kulkyne National Park and the Murray River.
Raak Plain Boinka
Coordinates34°38′16″S 141°58′01″E / 34.637916564°S 141.966812133°E / -34.637916564; 141.966812133
Area400 square kilometres (150 sq mi)
RegionMurray Mallee

The Raak Plain Boinka is a wilderness area in the state of Victoria, Australia. The boinka groundwater discharge complex is a shallow depression within a region of Mallee dune fields, and contains gypsum flats and salinas, pools of salty water that are mainly fed by groundwater. The distinctive flora of the boinka is largely intact and includes several threatened species.

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