The Tyndall Range, commonly called ''The Tyndalls'', is a
mountain range
A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arise ...
that is part of the
West Coast Range located in the
Western
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region of
Tasmania
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, Australia.
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.
Within the range lies the Tyndall Regional Reserve, a
nature reserve
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that is the western buffer zone for the
Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park is located in the Central Highlands area of Tasmania ( Australia), northwest of Hobart. The park contains many walking trails, and is where hikes along the well-known Overland Track usually begin. M ...
World Heritage Area. The area is north of
Mount Sedgwick.
The Tyndalls were named in 1877 by
James Reid Scott on the suggestion of
Thomas Bather Moore in honour of Professor
John Tyndall
John Tyndall Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS (; 2 August 1820 – 4 December 1893) was a prominent 19th-century Irish physicist. His scientific fame arose in the 1850s from his study of diamagnetism. Later he made discoveries in the realms of ...
, a Fellow of the Geological Society who made important contributions in physics, atmospheric science and geology.
Features
The Tyndall Range 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.
The Tyndalls were explored for minerals in the early twentieth century, but no significant working mine ever eventuated.
The Tyndalls lie south east of the
Henty Gold Mine, and
Hydro Tasmania
Hydro Tasmania, known for most of its history as the Hydro-Electric Commission (HEC) or The Hydro, is the trading name of the Hydro-Electric Corporation, a Tasmanian Government business enterprise which is the predominant electricity generator i ...
dam on the upper
Henty River and south of
Lake Mackintosh,
Lake Murchison and
Tullah
Tullah is a town in the northern part of the West Coast Range, on the west coast of Tasmania, about 111 km south of Burnie. The town has a population of approximately 202 people.
Town
The town is roughly divided into two "suburbs", an ol ...
. They are west of the
Sticht Range
The Sticht Range is a mountain range located in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia. The range runs between two tributaries of the Eldon River and is located within the eastern part of the West Coast Range and has an unnamed peak wit ...
.
See also
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List of highest mountains of Tasmania
The Australian island state of Tasmania has a diverse range of geography but a prominent feature is the mountains of the island.
Overall Tasmania is comparatively low-lying with the highest point at . Tasmania has ten peaks over the height of . ...
References
Further reading
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External links
West Coast Range on Google Maps* https://web.archive.org/web/20070907132410/http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/wha/wherein/detail.html – context of World Heritage Area
Tyndall
Tyndall (the original spelling, also Tyndale, "Tindol", Tyndal, Tindoll, Tindall, Tindal, Tindale, Tindle, Tindell, Tindill, and Tindel) is the name of an English family taken from the land they held as tenants in chief of the Kings of Engla ...
West Coast Range
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