List of valleys of Australia
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This is a list of valley
s of Australia
. Valleys are ordered alphabetically, by state.
Although not included in the Geographical Names Register, the following are also valleys in New South Wales:
Valley
In geology, a valley or dale is a depression with predominant extent in one direction. A very deep river valley may be called a canyon or gorge.The terms U-shaped and V-shaped are descriptive terms of geography to characterize the form of valleys...
s of 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...
. Valleys are ordered alphabetically, by state.
New South Wales
The Geographical Names Board of New South Wales lists 37 valleys in the Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW.- Arbon Vale
- Babbage Ravine
- Bindra Basin
- Bromley Basin
- Brumby Pass
- Capertee ValleyCapertee ValleyThe Capertee Valley is a large valley in New South Wales, Australia, north-west of Sydney. It is longer and about wider than the Grand Canyon of Arizona...
- Cedar Valley
- Edies Glen
- Erskine Valley
- Glenfinlass
- Glenworth Valley
- Jamison ValleyJamison ValleyThe Jamison Valley forms part of the Coxs River canyon system in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated approximately 100 kilometres west of Sydney, capital of New South Wales, and a few kilometres south of Katoomba, the main town in the Blue Mountains.-History:The...
- Jerrawangala Valley
- Kangaroo Valley
- Kanimbla Valley
- Kedumba Valley
- Kemps Valley
- Ladysmith Glen
- Luminous Valley
- Lyrebird Glen
- Megalong ValleyMegalong ValleyThe Megalong Valley is part of the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. It is located west of Katoomba. On its eastern side, the valley is separated from the Jamison Valley by Narrow Neck Plateau. The Shipley Plateau overlooks part of the valley....
- Monolith Valley
- Old Mans Valley
- Orara Valley
- Queen Charlottes Vale
- Sidmouth Valley
- Stoddarts Valley
- Tam O'Shanters Glen
- Three Mile Glen
- Uargon Valley
- Valley of The ShadowsValley of the Shadows"Valley of the Shadows" by Origin Unknown is a highly influential jungle music track from 1993 released on Ram Records. Originally featured as a B-side of the 4th Ram Records release "Valley of the Shadows" proved a lot more popular than the A-side, "The Touch", and the 12" went on to become one of...
- Valley of The Swamps
- Water Nymphs Dell
- Wattley Hollow
- Whalania Deep
- Wolgan ValleyWolgan ValleyThe Wolgan Valley is a largely undeveloped valley located in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is centred on the Wolgan River and is located approximately 150 kilometres west of Sydney.-Description and history:...
- Yarramalong Valley
Although not included in the Geographical Names Register, the following are also valleys in New South Wales:
- Bylong ValleyBylong ValleyThe Bylong Valley is a winding but relatively flat valley that crosses the Great Dividing Range between the Goulburn River National Park and Wollemi National Park, west of the upper Hunter Valley in New South Wales, Australia....
- Grose Valley
- Hunter Valley - Technically the Hunter Valley is not a single valley but a series of interlinking valleys forming a single region known formally as the Hunter Region.
- Tweed Valley
Queensland
- Boyne ValleyBoyne Valley, AustraliaThe Boyne Valley is an area located in the valley of the Boyne River, in Central Queensland, Australia, approximately 500 km north of Brisbane and 70 km south west of Gladstone. The rural community consists of four small towns, including Nagoorin, Ubobo, Builyan, and Many Peaks. "The...
- Fassifern ValleyFassifern ValleyFassifern Valley is a valley of the Scenic Rim in South East Queensland. Towns found in the valley include Harrisville, Kalbar, Roadvale, Warril View and Aratula...
- Goldsborough Valley
- Lockyer Valley
- Numinbah ValleyNuminbah ValleyThe Numinbah Valley is an area of the Gold Coast hinterland in South East Queensland, Australia. This Scenic Rim valley contains many rocky outcrops, waterfalls, rainforest walks, and good hinterland scenery....
- Samford Valley
South Australia
- Barossa ValleyBarossa ValleyThe Barossa Valley is a major wine-producing region and tourist destination of South Australia, located 60 km northeast of Adelaide. It is the valley formed by the North Para River, and the Barossa Valley Way is the main road through the valley, connecting the main towns on the valley floor of...
- Clare ValleyClare ValleyThe Clare Valley is one of Australia's oldest wine regions, best known for Riesling wines. It lies in the Mid North of South Australia, approximately 120 km north of Adelaide. The valley runs north-south, with Main North Road as the main thoroughfare....
- Eden ValleyEden Valley, South AustraliaEden Valley is a small South Australian town in the Barossa Ranges. It was named by the surveyors of the area after they found the word "Eden" carved into a tree. Eden Valley has an elevation of 460 metres and an average annual rainfall of 716.2mm....
- Kenton Valley
- Second ValleySecond Valley, South AustraliaSecond Valley is a coastal town on the Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia. At the 2006 census, Second Valley had a population of 171.The name is derived from being the next valley north of Rapid Bay, the initial camp on South Australian mainland of Colonel William Light....
Western Australia
- Blackwood ValleyBlackwood ValleyBlackwood Valley is a region in the south-west of Western Australia, approximately 260 km south-south-east of Perth. The region was named after the Blackwood River, the longest continually flowing river in Western Australia...
- Helena ValleyHelena Valley, Western AustraliaHelena Valley is the name of a river valley and a locality in the foothills of the Darling Scarp in Perth, Western Australia. It is located approximately 10 minutes from Midland.-Geology:...
- Swan Valley