Mount Cottrell, Victoria
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| Mount Cottrell Victoria |
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| Population: | 70 (2001 census) |
| Postcode: | 3024 |
| Elevation: | 34 m |
| Location: | |
| LGA: | Shire of Melton City of Wyndham |
| State District: | Melton |
| Federal Division: | Lalor |
Mount Cottrell is a very large locality west-southwest of Melbourne, Victoria shared by the Shire of Melton in the north and the City of Wyndham in the south. It is mainly privately owned open land. It is named after the 200m high mountain it encompasses, called Mt. Cottrell. Mt. Cottrell is a volcanic cone formed by the radial eruption of numerous lava tongues, the most massive of the Werribee Plains volcanoes.
[edit] External links
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- Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
- Mount Cottrell - Eruption Point map
[edit] References
- Condon, M.A. (1951). The Geology of The Lower Werribee River, Victoria. Proc. R. Soc. Vict. 63:1-24
| Suburbs of the Shire of Melton | |
|---|---|
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Brookfield | Burnside | Caroline Springs | Diggers Rest | Exford | Hillside | Kurunjang | Melton | Melton South | Melton West | Mount Cottrell | Plumpton | Ravenhall | Rockbank | Taylors Hill | Toolern Vale | Truganina | |
| Suburbs of the City of Wyndham | |
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Cocoroc | Hoppers Crossing | Laverton | Laverton North | Little River | Mambourin | Mount Cottrell | Point Cook | Tarneit | Truganina | Werribee | Werribee South | Wyndham Vale |
