Caveside, Tasmania
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Caveside, Tasmania
, Australia
, is a small rural town situated at the base of the Great Western Tiers
, around 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Mole Creek
and less than an hour's drive from Launceston
.
The town lies in an area of limestone and the ground is pitted with sinkhole
s, a danger to the cattle that graze the fields. To the west are two undeveloped cave complexes, Wet Caves and Honeycomb Caves, which are an attraction to cavers.
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, is a small rural town situated at the base of the Great Western Tiers
Great Western Tiers
The Great Western Tiers are a collection of small mountain bluffs in the northern part of the Tasmanian Central Highlands.They stretch from Western Bluff, near the town of Mole Creek, towards the east, passing south of the town of Meander, north of the Great Lake, and ending at Millers Bluff,...
, around 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Mole Creek
Mole Creek, Tasmania
Mole Creek is a town in the upper Mersey Valley, in the central north of Tasmania, Australia. At the 2006 census, Mole Creek had a population of 223. The town primary school also services the surrounding districts including Chudleigh and Caveside. The nearest high school and regional centre is...
and less than an hour's drive from Launceston
Launceston, Tasmania
Launceston is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia at the junction of the North Esk and South Esk rivers where they become the Tamar River. Launceston is the second largest city in Tasmania after the state capital Hobart...
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The town lies in an area of limestone and the ground is pitted with sinkhole
Sinkhole
A sinkhole, also known as a sink, shake hole, swallow hole, swallet, doline or cenote, is a natural depression or hole in the Earth's surface caused by karst processes — the chemical dissolution of carbonate rocks or suffosion processes for example in sandstone...
s, a danger to the cattle that graze the fields. To the west are two undeveloped cave complexes, Wet Caves and Honeycomb Caves, which are an attraction to cavers.