Mount Gambier (volcano)

Coordinates: 37°50′S 140°45′E / 37.833°S 140.750°E / -37.833; 140.750
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This article is about the maar volcano known as Mount Gambier. For other uses, see Mount Gambier (disambiguation).

Mount Gambier
Ereng Balam
Blue Lake maar of Mount Gambier
Highest point
Elevation190 m (620 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Coordinates37°50′S 140°45′E / 37.833°S 140.750°E / -37.833; 140.750
Geography

Mount Gambier, also known as Berrin, is a

Mount Gambier
.

History

Brownes Lake, c. 1936

Mount Gambier is one of Australia's youngest volcanoes, but estimates of the age have ranged from over 28,000 to less than 4,300.

Blue Lake) suggests an eruption a little before 6000 years ago.[1][2]
It is believed to be
extinct.[citation needed
]

Mount Gambier is thought to have formed by a mantle plume centre called the East Australia hotspot which may currently lie offshore.[3]

The

creator being called Craitbul, who wandered the land with his family looking for a place to be safe from the evil spirit, Woor, and finding it. The lakes were the ovens he built: Warwar (Blue Lake), Ketlamalpe (Valley Lake), Yattonlu (Leg of Mutton Lake) and Kraweratwari (Brownes Lake).[7][8] It is believed that Craitbul lives sleeping at the bottom of Warwar.[9]

The mountain was sighted by Lieutenant

James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier,, Admiral of the Fleet.[10][11]

Brownes Lake was the site of Stephen Henty's cattle yards in the 1840s[12] and was named after Doctor Browne who lived at nearby Moorak station. The water level has fluctuated over the years, with it having a recorded depth of 6 metres (20 ft) in 1899.[citation needed]

Leg of Mutton Lake (named for the outline of its shoreline) and Brownes Lake dried up as the water table dropped, since the 1980s (Brownes[13]) and 1990s (Leg of Mutton). Both of these lakes were quite shallow; their demise is attributed to the lowering of the water table as a result of many years of land drainage to secure farmland.[citation needed]

Description

The Boandik people referred to Mount Gambier as Berrin.

eagle hawk" in the Bungandidj language.[11]

The lakes, as sites of cultural significance to the Boandik people, were assigned

dual names by the City of Mount Gambier in February 2022, and the renaming included the four lakes in the Bungandidj language. These are as follows:[4]

Blue Lake / Warwar and Valley Lake / Ketla Malpi are water-filled

volcanic lakes, but Leg of Mutton Lake / Yatton Loo and Brownes Lake / Kroweratwari[14][4] are dry. Brownes Lake is used as a picnic area.[13]

This area is part of the UNESCO-endorsed

Mount Gambier partially surrounds the maar complex.[citation needed
]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Grimes, Ken (2013). "The Ages of Our Volcanoes" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  2. hdl:1885/53594
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  3. ^ Mt Gambier Volcano, Australia – John Search
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Dual names for sites of cultural significance". City of Mount Gambier. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Other information". Place Names Online. Government of South Australia Land Services Group. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2006.
  6. ^ Christina Smith, The Booandik Tribe of South Australian Aborigines: A Sketch of Their Habits, Customs, Legends, and Language, Spiller, 1880
  7. ^ a b c "WarWar is the word". SAWater. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Sharing the story of WarWar". SAWater. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  9. ^ Gale, Mary-Anne (2014). "The reawakening of Craitbul: The revival of the Boandik language of Mount Gambier" (PDF). In Ghil'ad Zuckermann; Julia Miller; Jasmin Morley (eds.). Endangered Words, Signs of Revival.
  10. ISBN 978-0-7243-0036-5
    . Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  11. ^ a b "Mount Gambier, SA". Aussie Towns. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Mt. Gambier Brown Lake". Flickr. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Browns Lake Picnic Spot". Weekend Notes. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  14. ^ Sheard, M.J. (1978) "Geological History of the Mount Gambier Volcanic Complex, Southeast South Australia". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 102(5): 125–139, Aug. 1978
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