Tweed Caldera
E811592
Tweed Caldera is a large, ancient volcanic caldera in northeastern New South Wales, Australia, known for its eroded ring-shaped landscape surrounding Mount Warning (Wollumbin).
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological formation
ⓘ
volcanic caldera ⓘ |
| approximateAgeInMillionsOfYears | 23 ⓘ |
| contains |
Border Ranges National Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lamington National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Warning NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Warning National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Nightcap National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Numinbah Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Springbrook National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Tweed Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Wollumbin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| drainedBy |
Brunswick River
NERFINISHED
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Richmond River NERFINISHED ⓘ Tweed River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedBy |
hotspot volcanism
ⓘ
shield volcano ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Miocene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Tweed Volcano Caldera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLengthInKilometers | 50 ⓘ |
| hasApproximateWidthInKilometers | 40 ⓘ |
| hasCentralFeature |
Mount Warning
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wollumbin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDiameterInKilometers | 40 ⓘ |
| hasDominantRockType |
basalt
ⓘ
rhyolite ⓘ |
| hasHighestPoint | Mount Warning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHighestPointElevationInMeters | 1159 ⓘ |
| hasShape | ring-shaped landscape ⓘ |
| hasSignificance | major landscape feature of the Northern Rivers region ⓘ |
| hasUNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | true ⓘ |
| isAncient | true ⓘ |
| isEroded | true ⓘ |
| isExtinctVolcano | true ⓘ |
| isOneOf | largest erosion calderas in the world ⓘ |
| isTouristDestination | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New South Wales
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Northern Rivers region NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Gold Coast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queensland border ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Tweed River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gondwana Rainforests of Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tweed Volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
high biodiversity
ⓘ
subtropical rainforest ecosystems ⓘ |
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