The Nut (Tasmania)

The Nut is a name commonly given to a volcanic plug near the town of Stanley, Tasmania.[3][4][5] 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 Nut was discovered by George Bass and Matthew Flinders when they circumnavigated Tasmania in the sloop Norfolk.[4][1] It is made of fragments of basaltic volcanic rock from a volcano which was active approx 25-70 million years ago.

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][6] The areas around the Nut are culturally significant to the local Tarkine Aboriginal people because of stone formations, middens, quarries and artefact scatters near the area.[7][4]

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. Emily (10 June 2018). "The Nut". Traversing Tasmania. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  7. "Stanley, the base for Tarkine exploration". Discover the Tarkine. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
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