The Tyndall Range, commonly called ''The Tyndalls'', is a

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that is part of the

West Coast Range The West Coast Range is a mountain range located in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia. The range lies to the west and north of the main parts of the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park. The range has had a significant nu ...

located in the

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region of

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, Australia. The main focal point for the range is

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which lies at the northern part of the range. The whole range western slopes can be viewed from the

Anthony Road The Anthony Road (Route B28) is a major B Route in Western Tasmania, running from the Murchison Highway (A10) at Tullah to the Zeehan Highway (A10) north of Queenstown. It is, with the Lyell Highway, one of only two roads that run within o ...

, while the plateau like formation of The Tyndalls is a road free area requiring viewing either from the air, or by foot. Within the range lies the Tyndall Regional Reserve, a

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that is the western buffer zone for the

Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park is located in the Central Highlands area of Tasmania ( Australia), northwest of Hobart. The park contains many walking trails, and is where hikes along the well-known Overland Track usually begin. Ma ...

World Heritage Area. The area is north of Mount Sedgwick. The Tyndalls were named in 1877 by

James Reid Scott James Reid Scott (1 April 1839 – 25 August 1877) was an explorer and colonial Tasmanian politician, member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly and later the Tasmanian Legislative Council, he was also Colonial Secretary of Tasmania. Scott was ...

on the suggestion of

Thomas Bather Moore Thomas Bather Moore (1850 1919) was a pioneer explorer of Western and South West, Tasmania, Australia. Biography He was born at New Norfolk and died at Queenstown. He was buried at the graveyard Strahan overlooking Macquarie Harbour. He was ...

in honour of Professor John Tyndall, a Fellow of the Geological Society who made important contributions in physics, atmospheric science and geology.

Features

The Tyndall Range have a number of glacial lakes, the larger being Lake Huntley, Lake Rolleston, Lake Tyndall and Lake Matthew. The signs of the glaciation were first described by Thomas Bather Moore in 1894. The Tyndalls were explored for minerals in the early twentieth century, but no significant working mine ever eventuated. The Tyndalls lie south east of the

Henty Gold Mine The Henty Gold Mine is located at the head of the Henty River on the edge of the West Coast Range in Western Tasmania. It is approximately 30 km north of Queenstown. It is east of Zeehan and south of Rosebery. It can be reached by the ...

, and

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dam on the upper

Henty River The Henty River is a perennial river in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia. The river generally lies north of and south of . Location and features Formed by the confluence of the Dobson and Newton Creeks, the river rises below Lake ...

and south of

Lake Mackintosh Lake Mackintosh is a reservoir with a surface area of that forms part of the Pieman power development running north–south past Mount Farrell, adjacent to the town of Tullah in Tasmania. Features Fed by the damming of the Mackintosh, Soph ...

Lake Murchison Lake Murchison is a man-made water reservoir located in the western region of Tasmania ) , nickname = , image_map = Tasmania in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of ...

and Tullah. They are west of the Sticht Range.

References

External links

West Coast Range on Google Maps
* https://web.archive.org/web/20070907132410/http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/wha/wherein/detail.html – context of World Heritage Area

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