The Nut (Tasmania)

The Nut is a volcanic plug near the town of Stanley, Tasmania.[3][4][5] It is made of fragments of basaltic volcanic rock from a volcano that was active about 25–70 million years ago. It has an elevation of 143 metres (469 ft) above sea level.[1]

The Nut
Highest point
Elevation143 m (469 ft)[1]
Prominence142 m (466 ft)[2]
Isolation0.63 km (0.39 mi)[2]
Coordinates40°45′49″S 145°18′11″E
Geography
LocationNorth West Tasmania, Australia

History

The areas around it are culturally significant to the local Tarkine Aboriginal people because of stone formations, middens, quarries and artefact scatters near the area.[6][4]

The European discovery of the Nut was made by George Bass and Matthew Flinders when they circumnavigated Tasmania in the sloop Norfolk.[4][1] The origins of its name are speculated to be from the Tasmanian Aboriginal name, "munatrik" (moo-nut-re-ker), or because explosives were unable to dent it during the construction of a breakwater.[4][7]

References
  1. "Stanley". Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. "The Nut, Australia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  3. Worthington, Jackson (3 January 2021). "New research into intraplate volcanism has revealed how The Nut at Stanley was formed". The Advocate (Tasmania). Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  4. "The Nut State Reserve". Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  5. "The Nut in Stanley". Tasmania.com. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  6. "Stanley, the base for Tarkine exploration". Discover the Tarkine. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  7. Emily (10 June 2018). "The Nut". Traversing Tasmania. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
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