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The Nut (other)
The Nut may refer to: * The Nut, an old extinct volcano near Stanley, Tasmania Stanley is a town on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. It is the second-last major township on the north-west coast when one travels west from Devonport, the larger township in the Circular Head municipality being Smithton. Accordin ..., a town on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. * ''The Nut'' (1921 film), an American film produced by, and starring, Douglas Fairbanks {{DEFAULTSORT:Nut, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Nut (Tasmania)
The Nut is a volcanic plug near the town of Stanley, Tasmania. It is formed from basanite dated to 12.5 and 8.5 million years old, the remains of the solidified core of an extinct volcano that was active about 25–70 million years ago. It has an elevation of Australian Height Datum, above sea level. It is one of at least 120 volcanic centres recognized across the state. The Nut's geological characteristics have important implications for the local environment providing unique habitats for flora and fauna, including breeding sites for various bird species. The basaltic rocks weather to form fertile red soil, which is valuable for agriculture in northwestern Tasmania. History The areas around it are culturally significant to the local Tarkine Aboriginal people because of stone formations, middens, quarry, quarries and artefact scatters near the area. The European discovery of the Nut was made by George Bass and Matthew Flinders when they circumnavigated Tasmania in the sloop ''N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley, Tasmania
Stanley is a town on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. It is the second-last major township on the north-west coast when one travels west from Devonport, the larger township in the Circular Head municipality being Smithton. According to the , Stanley had a population of 595. History In 1825 the Van Diemen's Land Company was granted land in north-western Van Diemen's Land, including the Stanley area. Employees of the company from England settled in the area in October 1826. The site (originally called Circular Head) was named after Lord Stanley, the British Secretary of State for War and the Colonies in the 1830s and 1840s, who later had three terms of office as British Prime Minister. A port opened in 1827 and the first school opened in 1841. There was a short-lived bay whaling station in operation on the foreshore in the 1830s. Stanley officially became a town in 1842 and by 1843 more than 8,000 acres had been sold or leased to almost 70 people. The Post Off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |