Tweed Caldera

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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).

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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
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
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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Tweed Volcano erodedToForm Tweed Caldera
Tweed Volcano hasCaldera Tweed Caldera