Liverpool Range
| Liverpool Range | |
|---|---|
 The Liverpool Range as viewed from Murrurundi |
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| location | New South Wales |
| Coordinates | 32 ° 3 ′ S , 151 ° 30 ′ E |
| rock | volcano |
The Liverpool Range is a mountain range as part of the Great Dividing Range and a geological lava field province in New South Wales in Australia .
Surname
The Liverpool Range was named after Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool , Prime Minister of Great Britain during the colonization of Australia .
location
The mountain range is about 260 km northwest of Sydney .
Parts of the Liverpool Range form a watershed between New South Wales and its coast and are part of the Great Dividing Range. The western end of the Liverpool Range extends to the Warrumbungle Range .
history
Before the European settlement, the Aborigines of the Wanaruah and the Kamilaroi lived in the mountain area, who were displaced during the period of European settlement. The first road into the mountains goes to William Nowland back in 1827, a farmer from Singleton , who built a cattle station in Warrah Creek, which he three months later discovered the canyon at Murrurundi, later by convicts as Great North Road was expanded . This road, which remained largely intact in its original form, is now due to its historic importance for the life and work of convicts in Australia as UNESCO - World Heritage recognized.
geology
The range rises as a volcanic plateau at the Barrington Tops and extends about 100 km westward. It forms the northern border of the Hunter Valley District.
Eruptions in the Liverpool Range volcanoes occurred in the west of this area 32 to 39 million years ago and in the east 42 to 39 million years ago.
description
The higher parts of the Liverpool Range rise to about 1,300 m above sea level and formed a significant barrier to the early settlement of Australia.
Allan Cunningham discovered the first way over the mountain range, the Pandora Pass . This pass is near the western end of the range, north of Coolah and in Coolah Tops National Park . This crossing is now the New England Highway over the Nowlands Gap (also called Murrurundi Gap). A railway runs through the Ardglen Tunnel under the pass from Newcastle to Werris Creek . This railway line is of great importance for the transport of coal from the Gunnedah Basin , which is why the operator wants to lay a second track.
The southern slopes of the Liverpool Range are drained by the Hunter River and its tributaries, such as the Pages River , which flows through the town of Murrurundi . The northern mountain slopes are mainly drained by the Peel River and Mooki River . The Talbragar River and the Coolaburragundy River originate in this mountain range, flow southwest and unite near the city of Dunedoo .
environment
The peaks of the mountains are mostly snow-covered in the winters. Numerous rare animal species live in the mountainous region.
Web links
- artgallery.nsw.gov.au : Watercolor of the Liverpool Range
Individual evidence
- ↑ bonzle.ocm : Map of Liverpool Range . Retrieved December 9, 2012
- ↑ smh.com : Murrurundi , in English. Retrieved December 10, 2012
- ↑ vulkanolive.com : Liverpool Range Volcano - John Seach , in English. Retrieved December 9, 2011
- ↑ abc.net.au : ARTC will duplicate Liverpool Ranges rail line , March 29, 2011, in English. Retrieved March 29, 2011
- ↑ artc.com.au (PDF; 28 kB): Australian Rail Truck Corporation Ltd, in English. Retrieved December 9, 2012
- ↑ Water resources - Overview - New South Wales - Groundwater Management Unit: Coolaburragundy - Talbragar Valley Alluvium . In: Australian Natural Resources Atlas . Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts . Archived from the original on October 13, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
- ↑ treatendedspecies.environment.nsw.gov.au : Liverpool Range CMA sub-region , in English. Retrieved December 9, 2012
