List of rocks in Western Australia, O-S
Encyclopedia
This is a list of rocks in Western Australia. It includes all gazetted rocks, boulders, pinnacles, crags, needles, pillars, rock formations, and tors in Western Australia
, both inland and offshore. It does not include monolith
s gazetted as mounts
or hill
s, such as Mount Augustus
.
This list is complete with respect to the 1996 Gazetteer of Australia
. Dubious names have been checked against the online 2004 data, and in all cases confirmed correct. However, if any rocks have been gazetted or deleted since 1996, this list does not reflect these changes. Strictly speaking, Australian place names are gazetted in capital letters only; the names in this list have been converted to mixed case in accordance with normal capitalisation conventions. Locations are as gazetted; obviously some large rock formations may extend over large areas.
See List of rocks in Western Australia for more.
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
, both inland and offshore. It does not include monolith
Monolith
A monolith is a geological feature such as a mountain, consisting of a single massive stone or rock, or a single piece of rock placed as, or within, a monument...
s gazetted as mounts
Mountain
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or hill
Hill
A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills often have a distinct summit, although in areas with scarp/dip topography a hill may refer to a particular section of flat terrain without a massive summit A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills...
s, such as Mount Augustus
Mount Augustus
Mount Augustus may refer to:*Mount Augustus National Park, Australia*Mount Augustus, New Zealand...
.
This list is complete with respect to the 1996 Gazetteer of Australia
Gazetteer of Australia
The Gazetteer of Australia is a register of the location and spelling of geographical names across Australia. It is compiled by the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and derived from state, territory, and Australian government agencies....
. Dubious names have been checked against the online 2004 data, and in all cases confirmed correct. However, if any rocks have been gazetted or deleted since 1996, this list does not reflect these changes. Strictly speaking, Australian place names are gazetted in capital letters only; the names in this list have been converted to mixed case in accordance with normal capitalisation conventions. Locations are as gazetted; obviously some large rock formations may extend over large areas.
See List of rocks in Western Australia for more.
O
Name | Coordinates | Remarks |
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O'Loughlin Rock | 29°37′40"S 121°22′11"E | |
Oakey Rock | 23°59′12"S 115°57′31"E | |
Olby Rock | 29°57′10"S 119°26′12"E | |
Old Cow Rock | 28°29′53"S 114°46′48"E | |
Old Man Rock | 34°12′59"S 115°0′14"E | |
Olga Rocks | 31°42′41"S 119°34′58"E | |
Oliver Rock | 13°58′20"S 125°33′25"E | |
One Tree Rock | 33°13′14"S 119°52′46"E | |
Ongerup Rock | 33°54′28"S 118°22′53"E | |
Orange Rock | 21°0′37"S 118°3′1"E | |
Orton Rock | 30°2′6"S 114°57′9"E | |
Outer 7 Foot Rock | 30°35′18"S 115°3′3"E | |
Outer Rock | 18°41′41"S 121°41′54"E | |
Outer Rocks | 30°26′30"S 114°59′42"E | |
Overhanging Rock | 20°38′55"S 115°30′8"E | |
Oyster Rock | 14°5′38"S 126°41′13"E | |
Oyster Rock | 14°4′19"S 125°46′11"E | |
Oyster Rock | 20°40′23"S 115°27′11"E | |
Oyster Stacks | 22°7′45"S 113°52′34"E |
P
Name | Coordinates | Remarks |
---|---|---|
18°14′46"S 126°13′0"E | ||
Pallarup Rocks | 33°15′18"S 119°45′17"E | |
Palyarra Rock | 20°57′44"S 118°1′26"E | |
Parker Rock | 32°1′38"S 115°31′24"E | |
Parkyerring Rock | 32°31′52"S 117°13′8"E | |
Passage Rock | 32°19′48"S 115°41′23"E | |
Passage Rock | 32°6′6"S 115°38′27"E | |
Patt Rock | 32°26′6"S 117°16′34"E | |
Pavement Rock | 33°54′28"S 122°58′21"E | |
Pearce Rock | 34°4′24"S 123°8′49"E | |
Pedan Rocks | 29°51′11"S 117°10′51"E | |
Peedhal Rocks | 29°45′53"S 117°13′30"E | |
Pelican Rock | 16°26′1"S 123°12′36"E | |
Pelican Rock | 35°0′12"S 116°42′22"E | |
Pelican Rocks | 20°39′17"S 117°14′23"E | |
Penguin Rock | 34°14′9"S 123°14′44"E | |
Perkins Rock | 33°58′40"S 119°21′12"E | |
Perseverance Rocks | 20°40′20"S 117°12′9"E | |
Peter Rock | 32°34′33"S 119°19′9"E | |
Petersen Rock | 20°47′54"S 116°5′24"E | |
Petrified Forest | 35°0′24"S 117°14′19"E | |
Petrudor Rocks | 30°25′32"S 116°57′55"E | |
Phillip Rock | 32°0′1"S 115°33′32"E | |
Pigeon Rocks | 29°55′17"S 119°16′20"E | |
Pilaming Rock | 30°31′6"S 120°28′21"E | |
16°24′24"S 123°19′30"E | ||
24°52′8"S 113°7′25"E | ||
The Pimple The Pimple The Pimple is a small cone-shaped peak, 3,215 m, midway between Mount Lister and Camels Hump in the Royal Society Range, in Victoria Land. Discovered and named by the Discovery expedition under Scott, 1901-04.... |
32°34′5"S 119°18′21"E | |
Pindaring Rocks | 28°10′56"S 115°41′0"E | |
Pine Tree Rocks | 25°52′9"S 127°32′44"E | |
Pinerngutta Rock | 32°40′25"S 123°53′25"E | |
Pingeculling Rock | 32°25′30"S 117°6′18"E | |
Pinjardinia Rock | 33°8′11"S 123°32′51"E | |
Pinnacle Rock | 18°48′55"S 121°38′19"E | |
32°11′23"S 115°44′39"E | ||
The Pinnacles | 30°38′49"S 115°12′28"E | |
Pittosporum Rock | 30°12′36"S 119°50′8"E | |
Plover Rock | 32°8′29"S 120°41′47"E | |
Pointer Rock | 32°6′55"S 115°39′36"E | |
Poison Rocks Poison Rocks Poison Rocks, historically known as Poison Rock, is a rock formation in Western Australia. It is located at , 100 km south-east of Mount Magnet in the Shire of Sandstone. The explorer Robert Austin named the place after camping there during his expedition of 1854... |
28°42′7"S 118°30′38"E | |
Police Rock | 31°0′48"S 118°58′23"E | |
Pompey's Pillar | 16°36′53"S 128°12′53"E | |
Ponier Rock | 32°56′13"S 123°29′30"E | |
Ponton Rock | 33°18′56"S 123°30′20"E | |
Poodada Rocks | 27°21′29"S 116°41′56"E | |
Poor Cat Rocks | 29°34′54"S 116°51′33"E | |
Popes Nose Rock | 20°38′33"S 117°11′9"E | |
Porpoise Rocks | 34°59′40"S 117°20′57"E | |
Portal Rock Portal Rock Portal Rock is a turret-like rock knob in Queen Alexandra Range, standing 1.5 nautical miles northwest of Fairchild Peak, just south of the mouth of Tillite Glacier. So named by the Ohio State University geology party because the only safe route to Tillite Glacier lies between this rock and... |
34°18′35"S 121°46′29"E | |
Pot Rock | 33°54′35"S 121°54′23"E | |
Prancing Rocks | 20°36′55"S 117°43′37"E | |
Prudhoe Rocks | 14°23′37"S 125°15′18"E | |
Puntaping Rock | 33°19′35"S 117°23′48"E | |
Purnta Rock | 32°50′31"S 119°32′37"E |
Q
Name | Coordinates | Remarks |
---|---|---|
Quairnie Rock | 31°15′40"S 121°4′32"E | |
Querkedda Rock | 29°19′48"S 117°38′45"E | |
Quinns Rocks | 31°41′5"S 115°40′41"E | |
Quins Castle | 31°4′43"S 115°29′0"E | |
Quoin Rock | 34°9′45"S 115°1′25"E |
R
Name | Coordinates | Remarks |
---|---|---|
Raes Rock | 30°52′29"S 119°10′22"E | |
Rainy Rocks | 29°40′2"S 119°33′43"E | |
Ransonnet Rocks | 26°9′49"S 113°12′51"E | |
Rattigan Rocks | 18°14′17"S 126°10′20"E | |
Rays Rock | 33°4′56"S 123°34′3"E | |
Rays Rocks | 28°55′43"S 119°8′8"E | |
Recherche Rock | 34°17′59"S 122°54′18"E | |
Red Granite Rock | 26°55′23"S 117°12′40"E | |
Red Rock | 26°14′17"S 118°16′48"E | |
Red Rock | 25°20′43"S 117°59′25"E | |
Red Rock | 26°3′29"S 127°37′48"E | |
Red Rock | 21°2′44"S 119°56′39"E | |
Red Roo Rock | 32°21′16"S 121°15′39"E | |
Retreat Rock | 29°3′42"S 119°14′57"E | |
Rice Rocks | 15°28′59"S 124°24′23"E | |
Right Whale Rock | 33°57′13"S 122°28′29"E | |
Rimolin Rocks | 31°51′22"S 117°22′45"E | |
Ringbolt Rock | 34°59′53"S 117°56′55"E | |
Rip Rock | 16°24′8"S 123°13′28"E | |
Ripple Rock | 14°27′43"S 125°0′58"E | |
Robber Rocks | 16°47′7"S 122°1′8"E | |
Roe Rock | 34°31′7"S 119°10′3"E | |
Roes Rock | 33°58′49"S 119°23′42"E | |
Roly Rock | 20°30′2"S 116°30′20"E | |
Ronsard Rocks | 30°29′29"S 115°2′53"E | |
Rowboat Rock | 32°5′6"S 115°39′54"E | |
Rowley Rock | 19°4′37"S 125°26′36"E | |
Rug Rock | 34°1′7"S 121°38′42"E | |
Rundle Rock | 29°45′58"S 120°14′46"E | |
Russell Rock | 34°3′21"S 123°9′46"E |
S
Name | Coordinates | Remarks |
---|---|---|
Sail Rock | 34°2′44"S 122°45′23"E | |
Sail Rock | 33°34′36"S 115°5′23"E | |
Sailor Rock | 34°5′1"S 123°11′45"E | |
Sandalwood Rock | 31°41′59"S 119°2′10"E | |
Sandalwood Rocks | 32°1′50"S 119°57′21"E | |
Sandford Rocks | 31°13′49"S 118°45′30"E | |
Sandplain Rocks | 32°50′55"S 119°1′48"E | |
Santo Rock | 21°38′5"S 114°46′14"E | |
Scamp Rock | 32°5′34"S 120°44′45"E | |
Scobell Rocks | 15°54′5"S 123°41′10"E | |
Scorpion Rock | 29°49′58"S 120°19′0"E | |
Scotsman Rock | 34°15′55"S 115°1′23"E | |
Scott Rocks | 33°27′37"S 123°30′31"E | |
Scrivener Rocks | 32°20′10"S 118°48′46"E | |
Seal Rock | 32°5′28"S 115°40′0"E | |
Seal Rock | 34°21′34"S 119°33′54"E | |
Seal Rock | 34°1′14"S 121°39′14"E | |
Sealion Rock | 34°1′11"S 121°37′29"E | |
Second Rock | 32°18′55"S 115°41′19"E | |
Second Sister | 28°29′8"S 113°44′25"E | |
Seeneys Rocks | 34°30′55"S 116°38′43"E | |
Sewell Rock | 32°33′7"S 117°46′49"E | |
Shag Rock | 28°12′4"S 114°15′22"E | |
Shag Rock | 32°7′4"S 115°39′39"E | |
Shag Rock | 24°54′47"S 113°8′40"E | |
Shag Rock | 28°28′32"S 113°42′43"E | |
Shag Rocks | 16°35′54"S 122°45′45"E | |
Shark Rock | 14°49′34"S 128°22′18"E | |
Sheoak Rock | 32°19′7"S 119°31′17"E | |
Sheridan Rocks | 24°9′5"S 128°21′53"E | |
Ship Rock | 28°55′51"S 113°55′44"E | |
Ship Rock | 20°38′28"S 116°43′13"E | |
The Sisters | 32°21′17"S 115°41′20"E | |
Skeleton Rock | 31°51′22"S 119°27′44"E | |
Skippy Rock | 33°51′38"S 121°2′11"E | |
Skull Rock | 29°57′41"S 120°33′52"E | |
Slippery Rock | 33°38′29"S 115°1′12"E | |
Smith Rock | 34°3′25"S 121°51′48"E | |
Smith Rocks Smith Rocks Smith Rocks is a group of rocks lying 0.5 nautical miles northeast of Canopus Islands in the east part of Holme Bay, Mac. Robertson Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named Spjotoyholmane. Renamed by Antarctic Names... |
26°5′40"S 113°24′3"E | |
Smooth Rocks | 34°30′17"S 119°7′53"E | |
Snake Rock | 32°35′59"S 118°17′26"E | |
Sold Rocks | 26°31′3"S 126°29′2"E | |
South East Rocks | 30°56′48"S 122°37′7"E | |
South East Rocks | 34°25′25"S 115°12′41"E | |
South Rock | 34°12′24"S 115°1′10"E | |
South Ronsard Rocks | 30°30′4"S 115°2′58"E | |
South West Rock | 34°14′19"S 114°59′29"E | |
South West Rock | 20°39′35"S 116°41′33"E | |
South West Rock | 32°7′25"S 115°39′28"E | |
Spear Rock | 31°49′13"S 120°32′47"E | |
Sphinx Rock Sphinx Rock Sphinx Rock is a rock which lies immediately off the southwest end of Monroe Island in the South Orkney Islands. Charted and named by DI personnel on the Discovery II in 1933.... |
35°1′19"S 117°21′21"E | |
Sphinx Rock Sphinx Rock Sphinx Rock is a rock which lies immediately off the southwest end of Monroe Island in the South Orkney Islands. Charted and named by DI personnel on the Discovery II in 1933.... |
15°8′10"S 128°12′20"E | |
Spinifex Rock | 31°56′31"S 120°38′26"E | |
Split Rock | 35°11′14"S 117°52′22"E | |
Split Rock | 16°21′57"S 123°27′0"E | |
Split Rock | 29°19′19"S 121°31′44"E | |
Split Rock | 29°21′53"S 121°7′52"E | |
Split Rocks | 30°17′8"S 121°23′13"E | |
Split Rocks | 31°56′49"S 119°39′37"E | |
Spout Rock | 34°24′43"S 115°10′33"E | |
Spring Granite | 25°53′59"S 126°43′59"E | |
Square Rock Square Rock Square Rock is a rock lying 0.3 nautical miles west of Cape Alexandra, at the west end of South Georgia. The name appears to be first used on a 1938 British Admiralty chart.... |
34°25′14"S 115°12′28"E | |
Square Rock Square Rock Square Rock is a rock lying 0.3 nautical miles west of Cape Alexandra, at the west end of South Georgia. The name appears to be first used on a 1938 British Admiralty chart.... |
34°1′2"S 121°38′21"E | |
34°59′55"S 117°20′21"E | ||
Star Rocks | 20°40′47"S 117°11′55"E | |
Steamer Rock | 13°55′34"S 126°42′39"E | |
Steep Rocks | 33°55′47"S 121°58′59"E | |
Stennet Rock | 32°35′51"S 121°33′40"E | |
Stewart Rocks | 20°51′36"S 115°55′37"E | |
Straggler Rocks | 32°4′1"S 115°38′0"E | |
Strawberry Rocks | 31°27′27"S 119°16′45"E | |
Style Rock | 33°7′32"S 121°48′0"E | |
Submarine Rock | 20°22′37"S 115°33′32"E | |
Sugarloaf Rock | 33°33′39"S 115°0′12"E | |
Sugg Rock | 32°57′47"S 119°38′49"E | |
Sulphur Rock | 32°11′7"S 115°40′54"E | |
Sunday Surprise Rocks | 27°57′27"S 125°0′9"E | |
Sunk Rocks | 34°0′14"S 121°46′29"E | |
Surface Rock | 32°8′58"S 115°39′31"E | |
Surprise Rock | 28°57′17"S 119°30′19"E | |
Swadling Rocks | 29°54′0"S 114°57′41"E | |
Swallow Rock Swallow Rock Swallow Rock is a small scenic area in the northwest part of Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. It's one of the three most famous rocks in Nanjing. Swallow Rock is 36 meters high. The rock stands in the Yangzi river, shaped like a flying swallow, so it's called The Swallow Rock.Swallow Rock is also... |
33°7′34"S 120°14′38"E | |
Swan Rock Swan Rock Swan Rock is a low rock lying 1.5 nautical miles southwest of Cape Willems, off the west coast of Graham Land. The rock appears on an Argentine government chart of 1950... |
34°59′32"S 117°28′17"E | |
Sweep Rock | 33°53′17"S 122°0′17"E | |
Swell Rocks | 33°55′18"S 121°49′9"E | |
Swirl Rock | 17°58′8"S 122°10′13"E |
See also
- Geography of Western AustraliaGeography of Western AustraliaWestern Australia occupies nearly one third of the Australian continent. Due to the size and the isolation of the state, considerable emphasis has been made of these features; it is the second largest administrative territory in the world, after Yakutia in Russia, and no other regional...
- Granite outcrops of Western AustraliaGranite outcrops of Western AustraliaGranite outcrops of Western Australia are inselbergs and monoliths made from granite that are found across much of Western Australia. Rising abruptly from the surrounding landscape they create a variety of microhabitats for plants, and provide seasonal resources and refuge for a range of animals....
- List of rocks in Western Australia, A-B, plus numerals
- List of rocks in Western Australia, C-E
- List of rocks in Western Australia, F-K
- List of rocks in Western Australia, L-N
- List of rocks in Western Australia, T-Z