- Mount Tyndall (Tasmania)
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Mount Tyndall Elevation 1,179 m (3,868 ft) Location Location West Coast, Tasmania Range West Coast Range Coordinates 41°56′S 145°35′E / 41.933°S 145.583°E Mount Tyndall is a mountain and high ground in the West Coast Range, Western Tasmania. The mountain was named after Irish scientist and mountaineer, John Tyndall.[1]
The surrounding high ground is often known as The Tyndalls or The Tyndall Range.
The area is at the northern end of a block of mountains that are north of Mount Sedgwick.
The 'Tyndalls' have a number of glacial lakes, most notably Lake Westwood and Lake Dora
The Tyndalls lie south east of the Henty Gold Mine, and Hydro Tasmania dam on the Henty River - and south of Lake Makintosh, Lake Murchison and Tullah.
References
- ^ Haast, Julius (1864). "Notes on the Mountains and Glaciers of the Canterbury Province, New Zealand". The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London 34: 87–96. doi:10.2307/1798467. JSTOR 1798467. http://books.google.com/?id=JOoRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA89&dq=Mount+Tyndall.
Further reading
- Blainey, Geoffrey (2000). The Peaks of Lyell (6th ed.). Hobart: St. David's Park Publishing. ISBN 0-7246-2265-9.
- Whitham, Charles. Western Tasmania: A Land of Riches and Beauty.
- 2003 edition - Queenstown: Municipality of Queenstown.
- 1949 edition - Hobart: Davies Brothers. OCLC 48825404; ASIN B000FMPZ80
- 1924 edition - Queenstown: Mount Lyell Tourist Association. OCLC 35070001; ASIN B0008BM4XC
External links
- West Coast Range on Google Maps
- http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/wha/wherein/detail.html - context of World Heritage Area
Categories:- Mountains of Tasmania
- West Coast Range (Tasmania)
- Tasmania geography stubs
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