Weld Valley
Appearance
Weld Valley | |
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Geography | |
Location | Huonville |
Coordinates | 42°57′S 146°36′E / 42.95°S 146.6°E |
Rivers | Weld River |
Weld | |
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mouth of the Weld River in Tasmania | |
Etymology | Mount Weld / Weld Valley |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | Tasmania |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Mount Mueller |
• coordinates | 42°47′29″S 146°25′57″E / 42.79139°S 146.43250°E |
• elevation | 868 m (2,848 ft) |
Mouth | Huon River |
• location | Arve Plains |
• coordinates | 43°3′21″S 146°46′1″E / 43.05583°S 146.76694°E |
• elevation | 56 m (184 ft) |
Length | 53 km (33 mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | Huon River catchment |
Tributaries | |
• right | Snake River |
National park | Southwest National Park |
[1] |
The Weld Valley is a
Huonville and is approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of Hobart
.
River
The Weld River, one of two rivers of the same name located in Tasmania, rises below
course.[1]
Caves
The Weld Valley is home to a number of archaeological caves which contain evidence of human use dating back to at least 20,000 years ago.[3] Bone Cave approximately is 29,000 years old.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Map of Weld River, TAS". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ "Weld Valley Forests" (PDF). Forestry Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
- ^ Green, Graham; Gray, Alen; McQuillan, Peter. "Biodiversity impacts and sustainability implications of clearfell logging in the Weld Valley, Tasmania" (PDF). Blue Tier. Timber Workers for Forests. p. 6. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ^ Monroe, M.H. "Bone Cave". Australia: The Land Where Time Began. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
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