Tyndall Range

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Looking south from the air - Mount Tyndall in foreground, Lake Tyndall in the mid upper right, the tent like peak to rear left is Mount Sedgwick, the shadowy cliff upper right is Mount Geikie, to the left of Mount Geikie parts of Lake Margaret can be seen - the mountains in the upper portion of the photograph are continuation of the West Coast Range

The Tyndall Range is a part of the West Coast Range (Tasmania) of Western Tasmania. It is also the location of the Tyndall Regional Reserve a reserve that is the western buffer zone for the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park World Heritage Area.[1]

The main focal point for the range is Mount Tyndall which lies at the northern part of the range. The whole range western slopes can be viewed from the Anthony Road, while the plateau like formation of the Tyndalls is a road free area requiring viewing either from the air, or by foot.

The area is north of Mount Sedgwick.

The 'Tyndalls' have a number of glacial lakes, the larger being Lake Huntley, Lake Rolleston, Lake Tyndall and Lake Matthew. The signs of the glaciation were first described by Thomas Bather Moore in 1894 [2]

The Tyndalls were explored for minerals in the early twentieth century, but no significant working mine ever eventuated [3]

The Tyndalls lie south east of the Henty Gold Mine, and Hydro Tasmania dam on the Henty River - and south of Lake Mackintosh, Lake Murchison and Tullah.

References

  1. ↑ Tasmap Tyndall, Sheet 3835 edition 2, 2007 has the details of the borders of these reserves
  2. ↑ "CURRENT TOPICS.". Launceston Examiner (Tas. : 1842 - 1899) (Tas.: National Library of Australia). 22 June 1894. p. 4. Retrieved 9 June 2012. 
  3. ↑ "AN ABANDONED DISTRICT.". Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 - 1954) (Launceston, Tas.: National Library of Australia). 12 March 1909. p. 2 Edition: DAILY. Retrieved 23 February 2012. 

Further reading

  • K. D. Corbett, and J. C. Jackson (1987) Geology of the Tyndall Range area [cartographic material] Hobart : Geological Survey of Tasmania, Dept. of Mines, Mt. Read Volcanics project ; map.5. Scale 1:25,000.
  • Blainey, Geoffrey (2000). The Peaks of Lyell (6th ed.). Hobart: St. David's Park Publishing. ISBN 0-7246-2265-9. 
  • Whitham, Charles. Western Tasmania: A Land of Riches and Beauty.
2003 edition - Queenstown: Municipality of Queenstown.
1949 edition - Hobart: Davies Brothers. OCLC 48825404; ASIN B000FMPZ80
1924 edition - Queenstown: Mount Lyell Tourist Association. OCLC 35070001; ASIN B0008BM4XC

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Coordinates: 42°05′54″S 145°39′02″E / 42.09824°S 145.65056°E / -42.09824; 145.65056

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