Great Basalt Wall National Park

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Great Basalt Wall National Park
Queensland
IUCN category II (national park)
Great Basalt Wall National Park is located in Queensland
Great Basalt Wall National Park
Great Basalt Wall National Park
Nearest town or cityCharters Towers
Coordinates19°52′52″S 145°43′17″E / 19.88111°S 145.72139°E / -19.88111; 145.72139Coordinates: 19°52′52″S 145°43′17″E / 19.88111°S 145.72139°E / -19.88111; 145.72139
Established1987
Area352 km2 (136 sq mi)
Managing authoritiesQueensland Parks and Wildlife Service
See alsoProtected areas of Queensland

Great Basalt Wall is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 1124 km northwest of Brisbane. This national park protects 35,200 ha of land containing the Great Basalt Wall, a geological formation of the Toomba flow. The Toomba volcano erupted 21,000 years ago, and flowed for 120 km.[1] It is one of the most recent volcanic eruptions in Queensland. Due to the viscous nature of the rocky lava flows the park is not accessible to the public.[2]

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  1. ^ Cohen, Benjamin E.; Mark, Darren F.; Fallon, Stewart J.; Stephenson, P. Jon (1 April 2017). "Holocene-Neogene volcanism in northeastern Australia: Chronology and eruption history". Quaternary Geochronology. 39: 79–91. doi:10.1016/j.quageo.2017.01.003. ISSN 1871-1014. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Great Basalt Wall National Park". Queensland Government. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

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