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]
| Great Basalt Wall National Park Queensland | |
|---|---|
  Great Basalt Wall National Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Charters Towers |
| Coordinates | 19°52′52″S 145°43′17″E / 19.88111°S 145.72139°E |
| Established | 1987 |
| Area | 352 km2 (136 sq mi) |
| Managing authorities | Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service |
| See also | Protected areas of Queensland |
249 animal species inhabit the park.[4] The elevation of the terrain is 498 metres.[5]
See also
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References
edit- ^ Mishra, A. K.; Placzek, C.; Wurster, C.; Whitehead, P. W. (2 January 2019). "New radiocarbon age constraints for the 120 km-long Toomba flow, north Queensland, Australia". Australian Journal of Earth Sciences. 66 (1): 71–79. doi:10.1080/08120099.2019.1523227. ISSN 0812-0099. S2CID 134482108.
- ^ Cohen, Benjamin E.; Mark, Darren F.; Fallon, Stewart J.; Stephenson, P. Jon (1 April 2017). "Holocene-Neogene volcanism in northeastern Australia: Chronology and eruption history". Quaternary Geochronology. 39: 79–91. doi:10.1016/j.quageo.2017.01.003. ISSN 1871-1014. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ "Great Basalt Wall National Park". Queensland Government. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Animals of Great Basalt Wall National Park". wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "Great Basalt Wall National Park topographic map, elevation, relief". topographic-map.com. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
External links
edit- Great Basalt Wall National Park facts and maps
- Toomba, Queensland, Australia Archived 16 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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