Mount Noorat
| Mount Noorat | ||
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| height | 313 m | |
| location | Victoria , Australia | |
| Coordinates | 38 ° 10 '34 " S , 142 ° 56' 11" E | |
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| Type | Volcanic crater | |
| rock | volcanic rock | |
The mount noorat is probably the largest volcanic crater in Australia , which is not filled with water. It is 6 km from the small town of Noorat near Terang in Victoria .
description
The mount noorat is one of the largest volcanoes in the Newer Volcanics Province of Victoria. It rises 310 m above sea level, has a diameter of 400 m and its crater is 150 m deep. The crater is not filled with water. There are further elevations and depressions around the main crater, which may indicate further volcanic eruptions. The volcanic tuff at lower altitudes suggests eruptions that took place as explosions when lava came into contact with water. The tuff that has deposited in the west of the volcano is mined in quarries . The volcanic mountain consists of several layers of tuff and lava flows in which there are numerous lherzolites and xenolites .
Aboriginal
The mount noorat is after the Elder Ngoora by the Aborigines of Kirrae Wuurong named. It is of great importance to them as it was a trading place for spears, stone axes and other goods.
Web links
- home.iprimus.com.au : Image of Mount Noorat
Individual evidence
- ↑ museumvictoria.com.au ( Memento of the original from February 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. : Volcanoes in Victoria , in English, accessed January 21, 2012
- ↑ vro.dpi.gov.au ( Memento of the original from February 26, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. : Mount Noorat , in English, accessed January 20, 2012
- ↑ kananwinkageopark-org.au ( Memento of the original from October 18, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF file; 1.81 MB): Kananwinka Global Geopark , in English, accessed on January 20, 2012
- ↑ redreaming.info : The "great meeting" , in English, accessed on January 21, 2012
