- Mount Noorat
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Mount Noorat is an extinct volcano, situated on Glenormiston Road north of the township of Noorat, and approximately six kilometres north of Terang, Victoria, Australia. [1] The last eruption is estimated to have occurred between 5,000 and 20,000 years ago.[2]
Mount Noorat is a major volcano of the Newer Volcanics Province of Victoria, with a peak height of 310 meters above sea level and a crater between 160 to 200 meters. It is characterised by multiple vents, a complex topography, and the deepest scoria enclosed crater in Victoria. The mount illustrates a transition form maar eruption to scoria cone development, and includes megacryst and xenolith.[1]
Legacy
The Mount was historically a traditional meeting and trading place for the district's Aborigines, the Kirrae Wuurong people, who exchanged stones, spears, skins and other material.[3] Its scoria was used on the district's early roads.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Mount Noorat". Department of Primary Industries, The State of Victoria. 19 June 2009. http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/glenregn.nsf/pages/eruption_points_noorat. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
- ^ "Timeline of Last Known Eruptions of Known Australian Volcanoes". M. H. Monroe, Australia: The Land Where Time Began. 27 March 2011. http://www.austhrutime.com/timeline_australian_volcanoes.htm. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ Kanawinka Global Geopark Visitor guide, Victoria, Australia: Kanawinka Global Geopark, 2009, p. 7, http://www.kanawinkageopark.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Visitor-Guide.pdf
- ^ "Terang - Places to See". The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/travel/travel-factsheet/terang--places-to-see-20081125-6h98.html. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
External links
Categories:- Extinct volcanoes
- Volcanoes of Victoria (Australia)
- Visitor attractions in Victoria (Australia)
- Victoria (Australia) geography stubs
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