Wellington Range
Mountain range in Tasmania, Australia
The Wellington Range is a mountain range located in the southeast region of Tasmania , Australia . The range is mainly composed of dolerite and features evidence of past glaciation .
Prominent features in the range include the dual-named Kunanyi / Mount Wellington[ 4] above sea level ,[ 1] Wellington Park Reserve .
Environment
The Wellington Range is home to over 500 unique species of flora, despite being mostly high alpine region. The range forms part of the South-east Tasmania Important Bird Area , identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance in the conservation of a range of woodland birds, especially the endangered swift parrot and forty-spotted pardalote .[ 5]
See also
References
Arthur Range
Ben Lomond
Legges Tor Giblin Peak Markham Heights Hamilton Crags (1,540 m or 5,052 ft)Stacks Bluff Misery Bluff (1,520 m or 4,987 ft)Ossian’s Throne (1,498 m or 4,915 ft)Coalmine Crag (1,498 m or 4,915 ft)Magnet Crag (1,464 m or 4,803 ft)Victoria Du Cane Range
unnamed peak (1,520 m or 4,987 ft)Geryon North Massif Geryon South Gould Castle Crag Thetis The Acropolis Achilles Eldon Range Great Western Tiers Pelion Range Wellington Range West Coast Range
Murchison Jukes Sedgwick Owen Sorell Read Proprietary Peak (1,103 m or 3,619 ft)Hamilton (1,103 m or 3,619 ft)Darwin
Not in a defined range 1 Highest summit elevation in Tasmania
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