Terminal Peak is a
mountain
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in
South West
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Tasmania
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It lies on the north east end of the
Frankland Range
The Frankland Range is a mountain range that is located in the south-west region of Tasmania, Australia. The range forms part of a natural south-western border to the impounded Lake Pedder, formed by the damming of the Serpentine and Huon r ...
jutting out towards the east from a ridge off the range towards the
impoundment
Impoundment may refer to:
Water control
* The result of a dam, creating a body of water
** A reservoir, formed by a dam
** Coal slurry impoundment, a specialized form of such a reservoir used for coal mining and processing
* Impounded dock, an en ...
Lake Pedder
Lake Pedder, once a glacial outwash lake, is a man-made impoundment and diversion lake located in the southwest of Tasmania, Australia. In addition to its natural catchment from the Frankland Range, the lake is formed by the 1972 damming of ...
. It is east of
Mount Lloyd Jones
Mount Lloyd Jones is a mountain in South West Tasmania named after aviator and adventurer, Lloyd Lindsay Jones MBE (1916–2004). It lies on the South East end of the Frankland Range jutting out towards the east from the range towards the impou ...
and north west of Mount Jim Brown. It overlooks Mount Solitary, which is surrounded by Lake Pedder.
See also
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Lake Pedder
Lake Pedder, once a glacial outwash lake, is a man-made impoundment and diversion lake located in the southwest of Tasmania, Australia. In addition to its natural catchment from the Frankland Range, the lake is formed by the 1972 damming of ...
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Strathgordon, Tasmania
Strathgordon is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Derwent Valley Council, Derwent Valley in the South-east LGA Region, South-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about west of the town of New Norfolk, Tasmania, New N ...
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South West Wilderness, Tasmania
The South West Wilderness of Tasmania, Australia is a remote and inaccessible region of South West Tasmania containing unspoilt scenery, rugged peaks, wild rivers, unique flora and fauna, and a long and rugged coastline. Parts of the wilderness ...
References
* Solitary 4224, Edition 1 2001, Tasmania 1:25000 Series,
Tasmap Tasmap is the main government authority for the state of Tasmania in Australia for the mapping and management of land information systems for the state.
In earlier decades most Australian mapping departments were known by the common name of the '' ...
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Mountains of Tasmania
South West Tasmania