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Tae Rak
Lake Condah, also known by its Gunditjmara name Tae Rak, is in the Australian state of Victoria, about west of Melbourne and north-east of Heywood by road. It is in the form of a shallow basin, about in length and wide. The lake is located in the Newer Volcanics Province, a geologically-defined area of western Victoria with the youngest volcanoes in Australia, not far west of the Budj Bim (Mt Eccles) volcano. It lies just outside the boundary of Budj Bim National Park, but within the Budj Bim heritage areas, including the Budj Bim Cultural Landscape, added to the World Heritage List in 2019. The area is known for the extensive aquaculture systems created by the local Gunditjmara people. Location and description The closest town is Heywood, some west of Melbourne. The lake is shallow, and about 4km long and 1km wide. It lies within the Budj Bim heritage areas, an area known for the ancient aquaculture systems created by the Gunditjmara at least 6,600 years ago to trap s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newer Volcanics Province
The Newer Volcanics Province is a geological area which is a volcanic field, formed by the East Australia hotspot across south-eastern Australia. It covers an area of , with over 400 small shield volcanoes and volcanic vents. The area contains the youngest volcanoes in Australia. The volcanoes date from the Late-Pleistocene to Holocene ages. The area is characterised by flat lava flows, forming a plain above which rise numerous small scoria cones, tuff rings, and maars. The most recent eruptions in the region took place at Mount Schank and Mount Gambier, estimated about 5000 years BP, when several maars were formed and associated lava flows spread around the cones. Volcanoes Prominent volcanoes within the province include: *Mount Schank *Mount Napier *Mount Gambier (including Blue Lake) *Tower Hill * Mount Elephant *Mount Eccles (Budj Bim), with associated Tyrendarra lava flow * Mount Leura * Mount Noorat * Mount Buninyong * Lake Bullen Merri * Lake Purrumbete * Red ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
