geo.wikisort.org - MountainsThe King William Range is a mountain range in the South West Wilderness, Tasmania, Australia.
It is situated south of the Lyell Highway and Derwent Bridge. It is the source of the Gordon River catchment.
Mountain range in Tasmania, Australia
King William Range |
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Three peaks of the King William Range seen from the Lyell Highway |
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Country | Australia |
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State | Tasmania |
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Region | South West Wilderness |
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Despite older designations of a single peak,[1] it has three peaks named Mount King William, designated I, II and III.
The mountains that are over 1100m high in the range include:[2]
- Loddon Bluff (1220m)
- Mt King William I (1324m)
- Slatters Peak (1300m)
- Mt King William II (1363m)
- Mt Hobhouse (1222m)
- Wentworth Hills (1244m)
In some mapping of Tasmania it is included in the Central Highlands region, and it is also in proximity to Hydro Tasmania impoundments in the highlands.
See also
- Australia portal
- Mountains portal
References
- "MT. KING WILLIAM, TASMANIA". Sydney Mail. Vol. XLVIII, no. 1249. New South Wales, Australia. 4 March 1936. p. 42. Retrieved 11 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- Wilkinson, Bill (1994), The Abels : Tasmania's mountains over 1100m high, Regal Publications, ISBN 978-0-949457-67-7 page 34 but also check more recent edition Wilkinson, Bill (2011), The Abels : a comprehensive guide to Tasmania's mountains over 1100m high. Volume 2, Sections 6-10, Tasmanian Outdoors Collection, ISBN 978-0-646-55430-3
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Governance | |
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Mountains |
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Protected areas, parks and reserves | |
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Rivers | |
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Lakes | |
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Lake Pedder controversy |
- Gordon
- Pedder
- Lake Pedder Action Committee
- United Tasmania Group
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Dams Franklin controversy |
- Edgar
- Gordon
- Scotts Peak
- Serpentine
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Harbours, bays, inlets and estuaries | |
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Coastal features |
- High Rocky Point
- Low Rocky Point
- Point Hibbs
- South Coast
- South West Cape
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Power stations | |
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Transport |
- Gordon River Road
- Scotts Peak Dam Road
Railways |
- Great Western Railway (proposed never constructed)
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Landmarks | |
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People of note |
- Bob Brown
- Peter Dombrovskis
- Helen Gee
- James Goodwin
- Brenda Hean
- Richard Jones
- Deny King
- Eric Reece
- Olegas Truchanas
- T. B. Moore
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Islands |
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Books and newspapers |
- Tasmania's offshore islands
- Tasmania's Wilderness Battles
- The South West Book
- South West Tasmania Resources Survey
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Flora, fauna, and fishlife |
- Orange-bellied parrot
- Pedder galaxias
- Pedder earthworm
- Pedder planarian
- Pedra Branca skink
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Bioregions | |
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Indigenous heritage | |
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На других языках
[de] King William Range
Die King William Range sind ein Gebirge im Zentrum des australischen Bundesstaates Tasmanien. Die Gebirgskette befindet sich an der Nordostecke des Franklin-Gordon-Wild-Rivers-Nationalparks, südwestlich des Lake King William.
- [en] King William Range
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