Mount Dundas (Tasmania) Explained

Mount Dundas
Map:Australia Tasmania
Map Relief:1
Map Size:280
Elevation M:1143
Elevation Ref:[1]
Location:Western Tasmania, Australia
Range:West Coast Range
Coordinates:-41.89°N 145.47°W
Age:Jurassic

Mount Dundas is a mountain located in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia. The mountain is situated at the north west edge of the West Coast Range.[2]

As colourful a history as that of Mount Lyell, Mount Dundas has had a range of mines[3] and railways such as the North East Dundas Tramway within its vicinity.

The name is also incorporated into the name of the major newspaper of the west coast, the Zeehan and Dundas Herald.

The main copper and gold ore bearing deposits in the West Coast Range are known as occurring in the 'Mount Read Volcanics' relating to the complex geology of the area, and also silver at Mount Dundas.[4]

See also

Further reading

. Blainey, Geoffrey . Geoffrey Blainey . . 6th . St. David's Park Publishing . Hobart. 2000. 0-7246-2265-9.

. Charles Whitham . Whitham, Charles . Western Tasmania: A Land of Riches and Beauty .

Notes and References

  1. 23604 . Mount Dundas, Australia . meters . 17 June 2015 .
  2. The West Coast Range, Tasmania: Mountains and Geological Giants . 1–13 . 0080-4703 . Baillie, Peter . Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania . 144 . 2010 . . Hobart, Tasmania . reprint . 18 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150616083904/http://eprints.utas.edu.au/15988/1/baillie-west-coast-range-2010.pdf . 16 June 2015 . dead .
  3. News: The Dundas Silverfield . . Broken Hill, NSW . 30 August 1890 . 16 June 2015 . 2 . National Library of Australia .
  4. News: The Mount Dundas Silver Field . Tasmanian News. Hobart, Tasmania . 6 May 1890 . 16 June 2015 . 3 . National Library of Australia.