South East Coastal Plain Explained

Type:	region
South East Coastal Plain
State:	Vic
Area:	17492.37
Near-N:	Southern Volcanic Plain
Near-Ne:	South Eastern Highlands
Near-E:	South East Corner
Near-Se:	Bass Strait
Near-S:	Bass Strait
Near-Sw:	South Eastern Highlands
Near-W:	Southern Ocean
Near-Nw:	Southern Volcanic Plain
Near:	South East Coastal Plain

The South East Coastal Plain is an interim Australian bioregion located in coastal southern Victoria.^[1] It has an area of 1749237ha.^[2] The South East Coastal Plain bioregion is part of the Southeast Australia temperate forests ecoregion and also features the Gippsland Plains Grassy Woodland.

Subregions

The Southern Plains bioregion consists of three subregions:

• Gippsland Plain (SCP01) –
• Otway Plain (SCP02) –
• Warrnambool Plain (SCP03) –

Notes and References

1. . Revision of the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) and Development of Version 5.1. . November 2000.
2. Web site: Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA7) regions and codes . Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities . Commonwealth of Australia . 2012 . 6 May 2022.