Английская Википедия:Glenugie Peak

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Glenugie Peak, also known as Mount Elaine or as Glen Ugie Peak,[1] is a mountain that forms part of the ridge surrounding the Clarence Moreton Basin. It is situated in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia, and has an elevation of Шаблон:Convert above sea level. The mountain is located near the Pacific Highway, south of the town of Шаблон:NSWcity and approximately Шаблон:Convert west north-west of the locality of Calamia.

Glenugie Peak is known as Gunayjun to the local Gumbaynggirr people.[2]

Features and location

Glenugie peak is composed mainly of Cenozoic-aged dolerite[3] The Dolerites of Glenugie Peak were extruded from the Grafton Formation. The Grafton Formation is a series of sedimentary rocks, laid down between the late Jurassic and early Cretaceous periods.

Glenugie Peak is noted by Matthew Norman for its dry rainforest in a gully which includes a number of rare species of trees, as well as the Yellow Box, which is more often associated with areas west of the Great Dividing Range.[4] Average annual rainfall is Шаблон:Convert.[3]

Stone quarried from the slopes of Glenugie peak was used as ballast for the North Coast railway line and remnants of the tramway used to transport the rock can still be seen today.[5]

See also

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References

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