Mount Dundas (Tasmania)

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Mount Dundas
height 1143  m
location Tasmania
Mountains West Coast Range
Coordinates 41 ° 54 ′ 0 ″  S , 145 ° 28 ′ 0 ″  E Coordinates: 41 ° 54 ′ 0 ″  S , 145 ° 28 ′ 0 ″  E
Mount Dundas (Tasmania) (Tasmania)
Mount Dundas (Tasmania)

The Mount Dundas is a mountain in the west of the Australian state of Tasmania . It is located on the northwest corner of the West Coast Range .

Similar to Mount Lyell , Mount Dundas also had a number of mines and narrow-gauge railways for transporting ore. The most important copper and gold veins of the West Coast Range occur due to their complex geology in the area of ​​the Mount Read volcanoes .

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  • Blainey, Geoffrey: The Peaks of Lyell , 6th Edition, St. David's Park Publishing, Hobart 2000, ISBN 0-7246-2265-9 .
  • Charles Whitham: Western Tasmania: A Land of Riches and Beauty.
Edition 2003 - Queenstown: Municipality of Queenstown.
1949 edition - Hobart: Davies Brothers. OCLC 48825404
1924 edition - Queenstown: Mount Lyell Tourist Association. OCLC 35070001