Mount Imlay National Park
| Mount Imlay National Park NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service | |
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| Website | Mount Imlay National Park |
| See also | Protected areas of New South Wales |
Mount Imlay is a national park in New South Wales (Australia), 387 km south of Sydney, named after the Imlay brothers, who were early pioneers to the district.[1] It is accessed from the Princes Highway, south of Eden, New South Wales. The mountain is called "Balawan" by Bidwell and Yuin peoples, and it is very important for their culture and spiritual teachings.[2]
The vegetation is mostly
Geology
Most of Mt Imlay National Park was formed during the Ordovician Period, 500 to 435 million years ago, from sedimentary and metamorphosed rocks of the Mallacoota Beds, part of the Southern Highlands Fold Belt, including greywacke, sandstone and shale. The summit of Mt Imlay and the upper slopes are younger, with Devonian (395 to 345 Million years ago) rocks of the Merimbula Group, lying above the Ordovician sediments. The Merimbula Group includes sandstone, conglomerates, quartzite, siltstone and shale. Quaternary sediments form narrow river flats along the Towamba River on the northern edge of the park.
See also
Mount Imlay Photos
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the critically endangered Imlay Mallee -
White Ash & sandstone below the high ridge at Mount Imlay -
the rare Imlay Boronia near the mountain's summit -
Gully Rainforest at Mount Imlay with the Black Olive Berry
References
- ^ * The main street of Eden, New South Wales is named Imlay Street.
- ^ "Mount Imlay National Park | Learn more". NSW National Parks. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
External links
- Official website
Mount Imlay National Park travel guide from Wikivoyage
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