Mount Scoria Conservation Park
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Mount Scoria Conservation Park is a park near Thangool, Queensland
in Central Queensland
, Australia
, about 17 kilometres (10.6 mi) south-east of Biloela. It is within the traditional lands of the Gangulu aboriginal people. It features Mount Scoria, a mountain whose peak is about 150 metres (492.1 ft) above the surrounding plains. The mountain was once an active volcano
, approximately 20 to 26 million years ago.
It features unusual and impressive basalt columns, the same type which make up the Giant's Causeway
, Ireland
. As the volcano's lava cooled, it formed distinct columns or pillars with five to eight sides, called columnar basalt.
Activities conducted in the park include animal and birdwatching as well as bushwalking.
Thangool, Queensland
Thangool is a town in central Queensland, Australia. The town is located in the Banana Shire Local Government Area, north west of the state capital, Brisbane and south of the Shire administrative centre, Biloela. The name Thangool means Possum. At the 2006 census, Thangool had a population of...
in Central Queensland
Central Queensland
Central Queensland is an ambiguous geographical division of Queensland that centres on the eastern coast, around the Tropic of Capricorn. Its major regional centre is Rockhampton and the Capricorn Coast and the area extends west to the Central Highlands at Emerald, north to the Mackay Regional...
, 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...
, about 17 kilometres (10.6 mi) south-east of Biloela. It is within the traditional lands of the Gangulu aboriginal people. It features Mount Scoria, a mountain whose peak is about 150 metres (492.1 ft) above the surrounding plains. The mountain was once an active volcano
Volcano
2. Bedrock3. Conduit 4. Base5. Sill6. Dike7. Layers of ash emitted by the volcano8. Flank| 9. Layers of lava emitted by the volcano10. Throat11. Parasitic cone12. Lava flow13. Vent14. Crater15...
, approximately 20 to 26 million years ago.
It features unusual and impressive basalt columns, the same type which make up the Giant's Causeway
Giant's Causeway
The Giant's Causeway is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic eruption. It is located in County Antrim on the northeast coast of Northern Ireland, about three miles northeast of the town of Bushmills...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. As the volcano's lava cooled, it formed distinct columns or pillars with five to eight sides, called columnar basalt.
Activities conducted in the park include animal and birdwatching as well as bushwalking.
See also
- Protected areas of QueenslandProtected areas of QueenslandQueensland is the second largest state in Australia. It contains 470 separate Protected Areas with a total land area of 69,388 km² . 223 of these are National parks, which is the highest number of any Australian state or territory, totalling 65,871 km²...
- List of places with columnar basalt