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Tasmania's mountains over 1100m
high
Everyone talks of
Tasmania as a mountainous island and it is true that they are
present in almost every part of our state. But how many are there?
Where are they
located? Can a useful, informative list be created? Is it possible
to climb all of Tasmania's mountains, a task that has never been
attempted? In this book these questions are answered. By
establishing the definition of a mountain as having a minimum height
of 1100m and a drop of 150m on all sides, a list of 155 peaks is
obtained. These peaks are coined Abels, in memory of Abel Tasman,
the discoverer of Tasmania during his epic 10 month voyage in 1642.
The state is split into 10 convenient sections and the mountains, or
Abels, in each section are then listed in
height order.
An
index provides to help find that missing mountain. 18 photographs
and 10 maps assist in interpreting the information.
Soft board cover.
51 pages. approx. 210mm X 145mm. ISBN0949457671
RRP $16.45 |
