The Nut (Tasmania)

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 / 40.7637°S 145.3031°E / -40.7637; 145.3031
Geography
Map
LocationNorth West Tasmania, Australia

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]

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. ^ a b c "Stanley". Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c d "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.