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The Wellington Range is a mountain range located in the southeast region of Tasmania, Australia. The range is mainly composed of dolerite and features evidence of past glaciation.

Wellington Range
A view of the Wellington Range with Hobart in the foreground
Highest point
Peak	Kunanyi / Mount Wellington
Elevation	1,269 m (4,163 ft)[1] AHD
Coordinates	42°53′24″S 147°13′48″E[2]
Geography
Location in Tasmania
Country	Australia
State	Tasmania
Range coordinates	42°52′48″S 146°56′24″E[3]
Geology
Type of rock	Dolerite

Prominent features in the range include the dual-named Kunanyi / Mount Wellington[4] at 1,269 metres (4,163 ft) above sea level,[1] Collins Cap, Collins Bonnet via Myrtle Forest, Trestle Mountain, Mount Marian, Mount Charles and Mount Patrick via Middle Hill. The Wellington Range is part of the Wellington Park Reserve.

Environment

The Wellington Range is home to over 500 unique species of flora, despite being mostly high alpine region. The range forms part of the South-east Tasmania Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance in the conservation of a range of woodland birds, especially the endangered swift parrot and forty-spotted pardalote.[5]

References

"Mount Wellington, Australia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
"Mount Wellington (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
"Wellington Range (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
"Tasmanian dual naming policy announced atop Kunanyi". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
"IBA: South-east Tasmania". Birdata. Birds Australia. Retrieved 13 October 2011.

Mountains in Tasmania, Australia

Arthur Range

Eastern	Federation (1,224 m or 4,016 ft)

Ben Lomond Range

Legges Tor (1,572 m or 5,157 ft)
Giblin Peak (1,569 m or 5,148 ft)
Markham Heights (1,542 m or 5,059 ft)
Hamilton Crags (1,540 m or 5,052 ft)
Stacks Bluff (1,527 m or 5,010 ft)
Misery Bluff (1,520 m or 4,987 ft)
Ossian’s Throne (1,498 m or 4,915 ft)
Coalmine Crag (1,498 m or 4,915 ft)
Magnet Crag (1,464 m or 4,803 ft)
Victoria (1,213 m or 3,980 ft)

Du Cane Range

unnamed peak (1,520 m or 4,987 ft)
Geryon North (1,516 m or 4,974 ft)
Massif (1,514 m or 4,967 ft)
Geryon South (1,509 m or 4,951 ft)
Gould (1,485 m or 4,872 ft)
Castle Crag (1,482 m or 4,862 ft)
Thetis (1,482 m or 4,862 ft)
The Acropolis (1,481 m or 4,859 ft)
Achilles (1,363 m or 4,472 ft)

Eldon Range

Eldon Peak (1,440 m or 4,724 ft)
Eldon Bluff

Great Western Tiers

Ironstone (1,443 m or 4,734 ft)

Pelion Range

Ossa (1,614 m or 5,295 ft)
Pelion West (1,560 m or 5,118 ft)
Pelion East (1,461 m or 4,793 ft)

Wellington Range

Kunanyi / Wellington (1,269 m or 4,163 ft)

West Coast Range

Murchison (1,275 m or 4,183 ft)
Jukes (1,168 m or 3,832 ft)
Sedgwick (1,147 m or 3,763 ft)
Owen (1,146 m or 3,760 ft)
Sorell (1,144 m or 3,753 ft)
Read (1,124 m or 3,688 ft)
Proprietary Peak (1,103 m or 3,619 ft)
Hamilton (1,103 m or 3,619 ft)
Darwin (1,031 m or 3,383 ft)

Heemskirk	Agnew (848 m or 2,782 ft) Dundas (1,143 m or 3,750 ft) Heemskirk (751 m or 2,464 ft) Zeehan (701 m or 2,300 ft)
Sticht	unnamed peak (1,080 m or 3,543 ft)
Tyndall	Geikie (1,191 m or 3,907 ft) Tyndall (1,179 m or 3,868 ft)

Not in a defined range

Mount Olympus (1,472 m or 4,829 ft)
Frenchmans Cap (1,446 m or 4,744 ft)
Barrow (1,406 m or 4,613 ft)

Southern region of Tasmania, Australia

Settlements

Hobart
List of Hobart suburbs

Governance

Denison (federal)
Franklin (federal)
Clark (state)
Franklin (state)
Huon Valley Council
Kingborough Council

Buckingham
Elwick
Huon
Nelson
Pembroke
Rumney

Mountains

Protected areas,
parks and reserves

East Risdon State Reserve
Hartz Mountains National Park
Hastings Caves State Reserve
Port Cygnet Conservation Area
South Bruny National Park
South-east Tasmania Important Bird Area
Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area

Rivers

Harbours, bays,
inlets and estuaries

Coastal features

South Coast
South East Cape

Transport

Bruny Island Ferry
Channel Highway
Ida Bay Railway
Sandfly Colliery Tramway
South Line
Westerway railway station

Landmarks

Natural	Coal River Valley Huon Valley Styx Valley Upper Florentine Valley Weld Valley
Man-made	Buckland Military Training Area Cape Bruny Lighthouse South Coast Track Tahune AirWalk

Islands

Books and newspapers

Tasmania's offshore islands
The Mercury

Flora, fauna, and fishlife

Centurion
Triarius

Bioregions

Indigenous heritage

Bruny Island language
Truganini

Other

Cygnet Folk Festival

Category

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Die Wellington Range ist ein Gebirgszug im Südosten des australischen Bundesstaates Tasmanien. Er besteht hauptsächlich aus Diabas und zeigt Hinweise auf frühere Vergletscherung. Die wichtigsten Gipfel sind der Mount Wellington, die Collins Cap, das Collins Bonnet bei Myrtle Forest, der Trestle Mountain, der Mount Marian, der Mount Charles und der Mount Patrick bei Middle Hill. Die Wellington Range ist Teil der Wellington Park Reserve, eines staatlichen Schutzgebietes.

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See also

References

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