Great Basalt Wall National Park Explained
Great Basalt Wall is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 1124 km northwest of Brisbane. This national park protects 35,200 ha of land containing the Great Basalt Wall, a geological formation of the Toomba flow. The Toomba volcano erupted approximately 20,000 years ago, covered 670 square kilometres, and flowed for 120 km.[1] [2] It is one of the most recent volcanic eruptions in Queensland. Due to the viscous nature of the rocky lava flows the park is not accessible to the public.[3]
249 animal species inhabit the park.[4] The elevation of the terrain is 498 metres.[5]
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References
- Mishra. A. K.. Placzek. C.. Wurster. C.. Whitehead. P. W.. 2019-01-02. New radiocarbon age constraints for the 120 km-long Toomba flow, north Queensland, Australia. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences. en. 66. 1. 71–79. 10.1080/08120099.2019.1523227. 134482108 . 0812-0099.
- Cohen. Benjamin E.. Mark. Darren F.. Fallon. Stewart J.. Stephenson. P. Jon. 2017-04-01. Holocene-Neogene volcanism in northeastern Australia: Chronology and eruption history. Quaternary Geochronology. 39. 79–91. 10.1016/j.quageo.2017.01.003. 1871-1014. 29 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20181125144136/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1871101416300826. 25 November 2018. live.
- Web site: Great Basalt Wall National Park . . 15 Sep 2016 . Queensland Government . 16 Mar 2019 .
- Web site: Animals of Great Basalt Wall National Park . 2022-05-17 . wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au . en-AU.
- Web site: Great Basalt Wall National Park topographic map, elevation, relief . 2022-05-17 . topographic-map.com . en.
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