- Mount Geikie
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Mount Geikie Elevation 1,191 m (3,907 ft) Location Location West Coast, Tasmania Range West Coast Range Coordinates 41°58′S 145°34′E / 41.967°S 145.567°E Mount Geikie is a mountain in the West Coast Range, Western Tasmania.
Mount Geikie sits just north of Lake Margaret (Tasmania)
The surrounding high ground to the north of Mount Geikie is often known as 'The Tyndalls'. The area is at the northern end of a block of mountains that are north of Mount Sedgwick which sits above the first large glacial valley between Mount Sedgwick and Mount Lyell.
The 'Tyndalls' have a number of glacial lakes, and lies south east of the Henty Gold-Mine, and Hydro Tasmania dam on the Henty River - and south of Lake Mackintosh, Lake Murchison and Tullah.
References
- Blainey, Geoffrey (2000). The Peaks of Lyell (6th ed. 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
- http://www.thelist.tas.gov.au/listmap/listmap.jsp?cookieteststate=check&llx=373773.886&lly=5330208.55&urx=384865.304&ury=5349232.827&layers=17
Categories:- Mountains of Tasmania
- Western Tasmania
- Tasmania geography stubs
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