Expedition Range is a
mountain range
A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arise ...
within the Central Highlands sandstone region of
Queensland
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,
Australia.
Robinson Creek cuts a 100 metres deep gorge through
sandstone
Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains. Sandstones comprise about 20–25% of all sedimentary rocks.
Most sandstone is composed of quartz or feldspar (both silicates ...
clifflines. Many spectacular side gorges add to the appeal of the area, which is included in the
Expedition National Park.
Geography
The
Comet River
The Comet River is a river located in Central Queensland, Australia.
Geography
Formed by the confluence of the Brown River and Clematis Creek, the Comet River rises in the Expedition Range, north of Expedition National Park and south of ...
rises on the western slopes of the range and flows in a northerly direction towards
Rolleston. The
Dawson Highway
The Dawson Highway is a state highway in Queensland, Australia. It runs for between Gladstone and Springsure where it terminates. From Gladstone to Rolleston it is signed as State Route 60, and then A7 onwards to Springsure. It continues w ...
crosses northern parts of the Expedition Range.
Flora and fauna
The main trees and plants are
eucalyptus
''Eucalyptus'' () is a genus of over seven hundred species of Flowering plant, flowering trees, shrubs or Mallee (habit), mallees in the Myrtaceae, myrtle Family (biology), family, Myrtaceae. Along with several other genera in the Tribe (biology) ...
open forests and woodlands.
Cabbage Tree Palm
''Livistona australis'', the cabbage-tree palm, is an Australian plant species in the family Arecaceae. It is a tall, slender palm growing up to about 25 m in height and 0.35 m diameter.Boland ''et al.'', pp. 71–72. It is crowned ...
s are common along the creeks, while the lowlands contain pockets of
brigalow and softwood scrubs.
The fauna of the area is similar to that of other Central Highland sandstone areas. Birds of the forest fringe are common, as are whiptail
wallabies
A wallaby () is a small or middle-sized macropod native to Australia and New Guinea, with introduced populations in New Zealand, Hawaii, the United Kingdom and other countries. They belong to the same taxonomic family as kangaroos and so ...
.
History
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Wadja
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As of De ...
'' (also known as ''Wadjigu'', ''Wadya'', ''Wadjainngo'', ''Mandalgu'', and ''Wadjigun)'' is an
Australian Aboriginal language
The Indigenous languages of Australia number in the hundreds, the precise number being quite uncertain, although there is a range of estimates from a minimum of around 250 (using the technical definition of 'language' as non-mutually intellig ...
in
Central Queensland
Central Queensland is an ambiguous geographical division of Queensland ( a state in Australia) that centres on the eastern coast, around the Tropic of Capricorn. Its major regional centre is Rockhampton. The region extends from the Capricorn Coa ...
. The language region includes the local government areas of the
Aboriginal Shire of Woorabinda
The Aboriginal Shire of Woorabinda is a local government area in Central Queensland, Australia.
Geography
Most local government areas are a single contiguous area (possibly including islands). However, Aboriginal Shires are often defined as ...
and Central Highlands Region, including the
Blackdown Tablelands. the
Comet River
The Comet River is a river located in Central Queensland, Australia.
Geography
Formed by the confluence of the Brown River and Clematis Creek, the Comet River rises in the Expedition Range, north of Expedition National Park and south of ...
, and the Expedition Range, and the towns of
Woorabinda,
Springsure
Springsure is a town and a locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. It is south of Emerald on the Gregory Highway. It is the southern terminus of the Gregory Highway and the northern terminus of the Dawson Highway. It is ...
and
Rolleston.
In culture
The range featured in the culmination of
Landscape of Farewell, a 2007 novel penned by
Alex Miller (writer)
Alexander McPhee Miller (born 27 December 1936) is an Australian novelist.Dixon, R, (Ed), 2012, 'The Novels of Alex Miller, An Introduction', Allen & Unwin, Sydney. Miller is twice winner of the Miles Franklin Award, in 1993 for '' The Ancestor ...
.
See also
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List of mountains in Australia
This is a list of mountains in Australia.
Highest points by state and territory
List of mountains in Australia by topographic prominence
This is a list of the top 50 mountains in Australia ranked by topographic prominence. Most of these ...
References
Mountain ranges of Queensland
Central Queensland
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