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The Pinnacles (Atherton Tableland)

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The vents have an overall southwest-northeast alignment, which suggests that the ascending magma utilised a pre-existing fracture within the Earth's crust. Several of the craters are breached to the southeast, possibly due to the prevailing southeast winds blowing ash and
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to the northwest and so building the cones more to that side. Parts of the rocky
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Aerial view of The Pinnacles, Atherton Tableland, looking to the southwest
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flows are still densely forested and can be seen surrounding the
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Rocks, landscapes & resources of the wet tropics
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Seven Sisters (Queensland)
Cinder cones
Aerial view of the Seven Sisters, Atherton Tableland looking to the south-west
The Pinnacles (Atherton Tableland) is located in Queensland
17°16′00″S 145°33′00″E / 17.26667°S 145.55000°E / -17.26667; 145.55000
cinder cones
Atherton Tableland
Yungaburra, Queensland
Australia
scoria
basalt
Curtain Fig Tree
Lake Barrine
Lake Eacham (Yidyam)
Lake Tinaroo
Mount Hypipamee Crater
"The Pinnacles"
doi
10.1080/08120090701305236
ISSN
0812-0099
ISBN
9780975789483
OCLC
271828487
cite book
link
The Seven Sisters on Google Earth
12 Aboriginal stories about The Seven Sisters
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