Strzelecki Ranges
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Strzelecki Ranges, also known as Strzelecki Hills is a low mountain range in the Gippsland
region of south-eastern Australia
between the Latrobe Valley
to the north and Bass Strait
to the south. It is named after Paweł Edmund Strzelecki, a Polish
explorer, who led an expedition through this region in the 1840s.
Temperate rainforest, populated by 90 metre tall Mountain Ash
, originally covered the ranges but much of it was logged in the late 19th and early 20th century. Some of what remains has been protected inside the Tarra-Bulga National Park
and the Mount Worth State Park
.
The spectacular Grand Ridge Road
winds through the ranges and provides picturesque views over the Latrobe Valley
and to the south towards Wilsons Promontory
.
Settlers from Melbourne
in the 1860s struggled to penetrate the area until the arrival of the Gippsland Railway in the 1870s. The highest peak is Mount Tassie (approximately 740 metres.)
Gippsland
Gippsland is a large rural region in Victoria, Australia. It begins immediately east of the suburbs of Melbourne and stretches to the New South Wales border, lying between the Great Dividing Range to the north and Bass Strait to the south...
region of south-eastern 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...
between the Latrobe Valley
Latrobe Valley
The Latrobe Valley is an inland geographical region and urban area of Gippsland in the state of Victoria, Australia. It is east of the City Of Melbourne and nestled between the Strzelecki Ranges to the south and the Great Dividing Range to the north – with the highest peak to the north of the...
to the north and Bass Strait
Bass Strait
Bass Strait is a sea strait separating Tasmania from the south of the Australian mainland, specifically the state of Victoria.-Extent:The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Bass Strait as follows:...
to the south. It is named after Paweł Edmund Strzelecki, a Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
explorer, who led an expedition through this region in the 1840s.
Temperate rainforest, populated by 90 metre tall Mountain Ash
Eucalyptus regnans
Eucalyptus regnans, known variously by the common names Mountain Ash, Victorian Ash, Swamp Gum, Tasmanian Oak or Stringy Gum, is a species of Eucalyptus native to southeastern Australia, in Tasmania and Victoria...
, originally covered the ranges but much of it was logged in the late 19th and early 20th century. Some of what remains has been protected inside the Tarra-Bulga National Park
Tarra-Bulga National Park
Tarra-Bulga is a national park in eastern Victoria, Australia, 158 km from Melbourne in the Strzelecki Ranges. It is home to one of the last remnants of the indigenous eucalypt forests which once covered the region....
and the Mount Worth State Park
Mount Worth State Park
Mount Worth State ParkLocationVictoria, AustraliaNearest CityWarragulCoordinatesArea10.40 km²Date of Establishment1975Governing Bodies...
.
The spectacular Grand Ridge Road
Grand Ridge Road
The Grand Ridge Road, partially designated route C484, is a long tourist drive through Gippsland, in Victoria, Australia. 135 kilometres long, it runs from Seaview, to Carrajung, via Hallston, Mirboo North, Gunyah Junction, Ryton Junction, Balook and Blackwarry...
winds through the ranges and provides picturesque views over the Latrobe Valley
Latrobe Valley
The Latrobe Valley is an inland geographical region and urban area of Gippsland in the state of Victoria, Australia. It is east of the City Of Melbourne and nestled between the Strzelecki Ranges to the south and the Great Dividing Range to the north – with the highest peak to the north of the...
and to the south towards Wilsons Promontory
Wilsons Promontory
Wilsons Promontory is a peninsula that forms the southernmost part of the Australian mainland and is located at . South Point at is the southernmost tip of Wilsons Promontory and hence of mainland Australia...
.
Settlers from Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
in the 1860s struggled to penetrate the area until the arrival of the Gippsland Railway in the 1870s. The highest peak is Mount Tassie (approximately 740 metres.)