Browns Mountain Explained

Browns Mountain
Depth:480 m
Height:133 m
Pushpin Map:Australia
Location:South-west Pacific Ocean, near Australia
Coordinates:-34.0308°N 151.6706°W
Country:Australia

Browns Mountain, also sometimes spelt Brown's Mountain, is a small submarine mountain – a seamount – lying in the south-western Pacific Ocean 38 km off the coast of New South Wales, Australia, about 50 km east of the city of Sydney. The waters around the seamount are about 600 m in depth, while the mountain itself rises some 133 m above the sea floor. It is a popular site for commercial and recreational fishing.[1] [2]

It got its name from Ernie Brown, the popular local Sydney fisherman who discovered it.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Deepwater Fishing Brown's Mountain . 2013-12-13 . The Boat Mag . Andrew . Hestelow . Downrigger Shop . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130421025132/http://www.downriggershop.com.au/FMag/Deepwater_fishing.pdf . 2013-04-21 .
  2. Web site: Map of Browns Mountain, NSW . 2013-12-13 . Bonzle.com .