Mount Tyndall (Tasmania)
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Mount Tyndall is a mountain and high ground in the West Coast Range, Western Tasmania. The mountain was named after Irish scientist and mountaineer, John Tyndall
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The surrounding high ground is often known as The Tyndalls or The Tyndall Range
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The area is at the northern end of a block of mountains that are north of Mount Sedgwick.
The 'Tyndalls' have a number of glacial lakes, most notably Lake Westwood and Lake Dora
The Tyndalls lie south east of the Henty Gold Mine
, and Hydro Tasmania
dam on the Henty River
- and south of Lake Makintosh, Lake Murchison and Tullah
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John Tyndall
John Tyndall FRS was a prominent Irish 19th century physicist. His initial scientific fame arose in the 1850s from his study of diamagnetism. Later he studied thermal radiation, and produced a number of discoveries about processes in the atmosphere...
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The surrounding high ground is often known as The Tyndalls or The Tyndall Range
Tyndall Range
The Tyndall Range is a part of the West Coast Range of Western Tasmania. It is also the location of the Tyndall Regional Reserve a reserve that is the western buffer zone for the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park World Heritage Area....
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The area is at the northern end of a block of mountains that are north of Mount Sedgwick.
The 'Tyndalls' have a number of glacial lakes, most notably Lake Westwood and Lake Dora
Lake Dora
Lake Dora is a seasonal salt lake in Western Australia. It lies between the vegetated sand fields of the Great Sandy and Gibson Deserts. The Rudall River occasionally brings water to Lake Dora....
The Tyndalls lie south east of the Henty Gold Mine
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 Tullah. It can be reached by the Hydro-built road that passes between the Henty River and...
, and Hydro Tasmania
Hydro Tasmania
Hydro Tasmania, known for most of its history as The HEC, is the government owned enterprise which is the predominant electricity generator in the state of Tasmania, Australia...
dam on the Henty River
Henty River, Tasmania
Henty RiverIs a river in West Coast, Tasmania Tasmania to the west of the West Coast Range.Very close to its source - at the headwaters - is the Henty Gold Mine, which is north west of Mount Tyndall....
- and south of Lake Makintosh, Lake Murchison and Tullah
Tullah, Tasmania
Tullah is a town in the northern part of the West Coast Range, on the west coast of Tasmania, about 111 km south of Burnie. The town has a population of roughly 270 people. At the 2006 census, Tullah had a population of 195....
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Further reading
- Whitham, CharlesCharles WhithamCharles Whitham was the author of the oft reprinted Western Tasmania: A land of Riches and Beauty - which was a comprehensive study of the geographical features of West Coast, Tasmania and the conditions of the region in the 1920s...
. Western Tasmania: A Land of Riches and Beauty.
- 2003 edition - Queenstown: Municipality of Queenstown.
- 1949 edition - Hobart: Davies Brothers. ; ASINAsínAsín is a municipality located in the Cinco Villas comarca of the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, located a few kilometers west of Orés. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 106 inhabitants....
B000FMPZ80 - 1924 edition - Queenstown: Mount Lyell Tourist Association. ; ASINAsínAsín is a municipality located in the Cinco Villas comarca of the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, located a few kilometers west of Orés. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 106 inhabitants....
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External links
- West Coast Range on Google Maps
- http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/wha/wherein/detail.html - context of World Heritage Area