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'''Mount Murchison''' is the tallest mountain in the [[West Coast Range]] [[Tasmania]]. |
'''Mount Murchison''' is the tallest mountain in the [[West Coast Range]] [[Tasmania]]. |
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It was named by [[Charles Gould]] in the early 1860s <ref>[http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/175919731?q=mount+murchison+tasmania&c=article&versionId=191610291+209973853] Baillie, PW (2010) ''West Coast range, Tasmania: mountains and geological giants''Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania, 144 . pp. 1-13. ISSN 0080-4703</ref> |
It was named by [[Charles Gould]] in the early 1860s <ref>[http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/175919731?q=mount+murchison+tasmania&c=article&versionId=191610291+209973853] Baillie, PW (2010) ''West Coast range, Tasmania: mountains and geological giants''Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania, 144 . pp. 1-13. ISSN 0080-4703</ref> |
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Lying close to the Williamsford and [[Tullah, Tasmania|Tullah]] mining areas, it is often found referred to in early photographs <ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140780110 |title=PICTURESQUE TASMANIA: MOUNT MURCHISON, LOOKING EAST FROM WILLIAMSFORD-ROAD. |newspaper=[[The Australasian |The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946)]] |location=Melbourne, Vic. |date=18 February 1905 |accessdate=23 February 2015 |page=27 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
Lying close to the Williamsford and [[Tullah, Tasmania|Tullah]] mining areas, it is often found referred to in early photographs <ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140780110 |title=PICTURESQUE TASMANIA: MOUNT MURCHISON, LOOKING EAST FROM WILLIAMSFORD-ROAD. |newspaper=[[The Australasian |The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946)]] |location=Melbourne, Vic. |date=18 February 1905 |accessdate=23 February 2015 |page=27 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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It lies east of [[Zeehan, Tasmania|Zeehan]], and [[Mount Read, Tasmania|Mount Read]] |
It lies east of [[Zeehan, Tasmania|Zeehan]], and [[Mount Read, Tasmania|Mount Read]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article83334949 |title=OPENING UP NEW COUNTRY. |newspaper=[[Zeehan and Dundas Herald |Zeehan and Dundas Herald (Tas. : 1890 - 1922)]] |location=Tas. |date=23 May 1912 |accessdate=9 June 2015 |page=2 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> and north of [[Mount Tyndall, Tasmania|Mount Tyndall]]. |
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The geology of the ground around the mountain relates to the range of mining activities nearby.<ref>{{Citation | author1=McNiell, A W | author2=Corbett, Keith D | author3=Tasmania. Division of Mines and Mineral Resources | author4=Mt. Read Volcanics Project | title=Geology and mineralisation of the Mt Murchison area (MRVP map 4) | publication-date=1992 | publisher=Department of Mines & Mineral Resources | isbn=978-0-7246-2147-7 }}</ref> |
The geology of the ground around the mountain relates to the range of mining activities nearby.<ref>{{Citation | author1=McNiell, A W | author2=Corbett, Keith D | author3=Tasmania. Division of Mines and Mineral Resources | author4=Mt. Read Volcanics Project | title=Geology and mineralisation of the Mt Murchison area (MRVP map 4) | publication-date=1992 | publisher=Department of Mines & Mineral Resources | isbn=978-0-7246-2147-7 }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 06:55, 10 June 2015
| Mount Murchison | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Coordinates | 41°48′33″S 145°37′05″E / 41.80917°S 145.61806°E |
| Geography | |
| Standort | West Coast, Tasmania |
| Parent range | West Coast Range |
Mount Murchison is the tallest mountain in the West Coast Range Tasmania.
It was named by Charles Gould in the early 1860s [1]
Lying close to the Williamsford and Tullah mining areas, it is often found referred to in early photographs [2]
It lies east of Zeehan, and Mount Read,[3] and north of Mount Tyndall.
The geology of the ground around the mountain relates to the range of mining activities nearby.[4]
A popular walking track leads to the summit.
Notes
- ^ [1] Baillie, PW (2010) West Coast range, Tasmania: mountains and geological giantsPapers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania, 144 . pp. 1-13. ISSN 0080-4703
- ^ "PICTURESQUE TASMANIA: MOUNT MURCHISON, LOOKING EAST FROM WILLIAMSFORD-ROAD". The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946). Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 18 February 1905. p. 27. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ "OPENING UP NEW COUNTRY". Zeehan and Dundas Herald (Tas. : 1890 - 1922). Tas.: National Library of Australia. 23 May 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ^ McNiell, A W; Corbett, Keith D; Tasmania. Division of Mines and Mineral Resources; Mt. Read Volcanics Project (1992), Geology and mineralisation of the Mt Murchison area (MRVP map 4), Department of Mines & Mineral Resources, ISBN 978-0-7246-2147-7
References
- Banks, M.R. and Kirkpatrick, J.B. Editors. Landscape and Man, the interaction between man and environment in Western Tasmania.
{{cite book}}:|author=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Binks, C.J. (1980). Explorers of Western Tasmania. Launceston: Mary Fisher Bookshop. ISBN 0-908291-16-7.
- Blainey, Geoffrey (2000). The Peaks of Lyell (6th ed. ed.). Hobart: St. David's Park Publishing. ISBN 0-7246-2265-9.
{{cite book}}:|edition=has extra text (help) - Whitham, Charles (2003). Western Tasmania - A land of riches and beauty (Reprint 2003 ed.). Queenstown: Municipality of Queenstown.
- 2003 edition - Queenstown: Municipality of Queenstown. ISBN 09591281
- 1949 edition - Hobart: Davies Brothers. OCLC 48825404; ASIN B000FMPZ80
- 1924 edition - Queenstown: Mount Lyell Tourist Association. OCLC 35070001; ASIN B0008BM4XC
- Whitham, Lindsay (2002). Railways, Mines, Pubs and People and other historical research. Sandy Bay: Tasmanian Historical Research Association. ISBN 0-909479-21-6.
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