Mount Warrnambool
| Mount Warrnambool | ||
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| height | 216 m | |
| location | Victoria , Australia | |
| Coordinates | 38 ° 18 ′ 30 " S , 142 ° 44 ′ 30" E | |
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| Type | Tuff ring | |
| rock | Tuff , basalt | |
| Age of the rock | 2.2 million to 570,000 years | |
The Mount Warrnambool is a volcanic crater , the 16 km southwest of Terang in the Australian state of Victoria m at an altitude of 216 above the sea and 105 meters above ground.
The volcanic crater has a diameter of 1 km and a circumference of 3 km. This uneven crater ring made of tuff is 15 m high. During its volcanic eruptions it ejected lava and tuff and formed rock layers. The tuff reached a particular hardness and is therefore mined in a quarry in front of the volcanic crater . The rock layers can be viewed in this quarry.
The basalt is dated to an age of 2.2 million years and the younger basalt layers to 570,000 years. There is a fire watchtower on the summit, which cannot be entered by the public. The Princes Highway passes to the south of the mountain and can be viewed from there.
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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 Warrnambool , in English, accessed January 27, 2012
