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Mount Darwin is a mountain located in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia.

Mount Darwin
Mount Darwin Location in Tasmania
Highest point
Elevation	1,033 m (3,389 ft)
Coordinates	42°15′00″S 145°35′48″E[1]
Geography
Location	Western Tasmania, Australia
Parent range	West Coast Range
Geology
Age of rock	Jurassic

With an elevation of 1,033 metres (3,389 ft) above sea level, the mountain is situated on the West Coast Range. On the eastern side of the mountain is Darwin, a long-abandoned town site. Mount Darwin is the southernmost mountain of the West Coast range. Mount Jukes is north of the mountain while Mount Sorell is west of it.[2]

The mountain is named in honour of Charles Darwin.[2]

Mine sites

Long abandoned short drives and shallow holes are found on Mount Darwin and are usually cited as being part of the Jukes-Darwin field.[3][4]

Features and access

The mountain has a plateau and has mining exploration tracks that lead to some of the older workings. It was possible in the 1970s to travel to the top of Mount Darwin in four wheel drive vehicles. The tracks also lead over towards the Clark River Valley which lies between Darwin and Mount Sorell to the west, and some tracks also were made on the ridge between Mount Darwin and the southern side of Mount Jukes.

Additional features located adjacent to the mountain includes a series of valleys and depressions called respectively the East Darwin Cirque,[5] the South Darwin Cirque,[6] and the Darwin Crater, a probable impact crater,[7] lying 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) to the south-east of the mountain; the South Darwin Peak, a hill;[8][9][10] and the Darwin Plateau.[11]

See also

• Darwin glass
• List of highest mountains of Tasmania

References

Further reading

• Blainey, Geoffrey (2000). The Peaks of Lyell (6th ed.). Hobart: St. David's Park Publishing. ISBN 0-7246-2265-9.
• Whitham, Charles. Western Tasmania: A Land of Riches and Beauty.

External links

• West Coast Range on Google Maps
• https://web.archive.org/web/20070907132410/http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/wha/wherein/detail.html - context of World Heritage Area
• http://www.nla.gov.au/apps/cdview?pi=nla.pic-vn3991445-s2 1958 photo from the east, including Mount Sorell's eastern slopes

На других языках

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[de] Mount Darwin (Tasmanien)

Der Mount Darwin ist ein Berg im Westen des australischen Bundesstaates Tasmanien. Er liegt am Südende der West Coast Range und wurde nach Charles Darwin benannt.

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- [en] Mount Darwin (Tasmania)

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[ru] Дарвин (гора, Тасмания)

Гора́ Да́рвин (англ. Mount Darwin) — вершина на западе австралийского штата Тасмания. Она расположена к югу от города Куинстаун (англ. Queenstown) на западном побережье Тасмании, в южной части хребта Западного побережья, и получила своё название в честь Чарлза Дарвина.

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