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Dorrigo Plateau is a plateau
Plateau

In geology and earth science, a plateau, also called a high plateau or tableland, is an area of highland , usually consisting of relatively flat terrain....
 in northern New South Wales
New South Wales

New South Wales is Australia's oldest and most populous States and territories of Australia, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria and south of Queensland....
, which forms part of the Great Dividing Range
Great Dividing Range

The Great Dividing Range, or the Eastern Highlands, is Australia's most substantial mountain range and the 4th longest in the world. The range stretches more than 3,500 km from Dauan_Island,_Queensland off the northeastern tip of Queensland, running the entire length of the eastern coastline through New South Wales, then into Victoria...
. The plateau is sometimes referred to as the Dorrigo-Guy Fawkes Plateau.

The town of Dorrigo
Dorrigo, New South Wales

Dorrigo is a small town located on the Waterfall Way in northern New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately 580 kilometres north of the state capital, Sydney via the Pacific Highway , and 60 kilometres from the coastal city of Coffs Harbour, New South Wales....
, 580 kilometres north of the Sydney
Sydney

Sydney is the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million . It is the List of Australian capital cities of New South Wales, and was the site of the first British Empire colony in Australia....
 and 60 kilometres from the coastal city of Coffs Harbour
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales

Geographic coordinate system: Coffs Harbour is a coastal city located on the north coast of New South Wales about 540 km north of Sydney and 440 km south of Brisbane....
, is located upon it.

Richard Craig discovered the plateau when searching for a route to Ebor
Ebor, New South Wales

Ebor is a village on Waterfall Way on the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia. It is situated about 74 km east of Armidale, New South Wales and about one third of the way between Armidale and the New South Wales coast....
 (once named Guy Fawkes), from the Grafton
Grafton, New South Wales

Grafton is the commercial hub of the Clarence River Valleywhich has a population approaching 20,000. Established in 1855, Grafton features many historic buildings and tree-lined streets....
 area.






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Dorrigo Plateau is a plateau
Plateau

In geology and earth science, a plateau, also called a high plateau or tableland, is an area of highland , usually consisting of relatively flat terrain....
 in northern New South Wales
New South Wales

New South Wales is Australia's oldest and most populous States and territories of Australia, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria and south of Queensland....
, which forms part of the Great Dividing Range
Great Dividing Range

The Great Dividing Range, or the Eastern Highlands, is Australia's most substantial mountain range and the 4th longest in the world. The range stretches more than 3,500 km from Dauan_Island,_Queensland off the northeastern tip of Queensland, running the entire length of the eastern coastline through New South Wales, then into Victoria...
. The plateau is sometimes referred to as the Dorrigo-Guy Fawkes Plateau.

The town of Dorrigo
Dorrigo, New South Wales

Dorrigo is a small town located on the Waterfall Way in northern New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately 580 kilometres north of the state capital, Sydney via the Pacific Highway , and 60 kilometres from the coastal city of Coffs Harbour, New South Wales....
, 580 kilometres north of the Sydney
Sydney

Sydney is the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million . It is the List of Australian capital cities of New South Wales, and was the site of the first British Empire colony in Australia....
 and 60 kilometres from the coastal city of Coffs Harbour
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales

Geographic coordinate system: Coffs Harbour is a coastal city located on the north coast of New South Wales about 540 km north of Sydney and 440 km south of Brisbane....
, is located upon it.

Richard Craig discovered the plateau when searching for a route to Ebor
Ebor, New South Wales

Ebor is a village on Waterfall Way on the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia. It is situated about 74 km east of Armidale, New South Wales and about one third of the way between Armidale and the New South Wales coast....
 (once named Guy Fawkes), from the Grafton
Grafton, New South Wales

Grafton is the commercial hub of the Clarence River Valleywhich has a population approaching 20,000. Established in 1855, Grafton features many historic buildings and tree-lined streets....
 area. Using his skills as a horseman, Craig travelled along the Clarence River
Clarence River (New South Wales)

The Clarence River is situated in northeastern New South Wales, Australia. The river originates on the watershed that marks the Queensland border....
 and then the Nymboida River
Nymboida River

The Nymboida River is a river on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales.The headwaters of the river rise to the west of Dorrigo, New South Wales in the New England National Park near Barren Mountain....
. Today, the main access road traversing the plateau is the Waterfall Way
Waterfall Way

The Waterfall Way is a road and State Highway 78 in New South Wales, Australia. It runs east-west from the Pacific Highway to Armidale. The route passes through some of New South Wales' most scenic countryside and has become well known as New South Wales best and Australia's third most beautiful tourist drive....
.

Never Never River falls over the escarpment
Escarpment

In geomorphology, an escarpment is a transition zone between different physiogeographic provinces that involves a sharp, steep elevation differential, characterized by a cliff or steep slope....
 in the northern part of the plateau close to Mount Moombil, before flowing into the Bellinger River
Bellinger River

The Bellinger River is a river on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales. Clement Hodgkinson was the first person to explore the area in March 1841....
.

At one time, the Dorrigo Plateau was covered by basalt
Basalt

Basalt is a common extrusive volcanic rock. It is usually gray to black and fine-grained due to rapid cooling of lava at the surface of a planet....
ic lava
Lava

Lava is molten Rock expelled by a volcano during an eruption. When first expelled from a volcanic vent, it is a liquid at temperatures from 700 ?C to 1,200 ?C ....
 flows from the Ebor Volcano. Weathering from high rainfall causes an escarpment to form as the more ancient rocks underneath remained intact.

See also

  • Dorrigo National Park
    Dorrigo National Park

    Dorrigo National Park is a national park in New South Wales , 580 km north of Sydney, Australia on Dome Road off the Waterfall Way, 5 km east of the town of Dorrigo, New South Wales....