| LOCATION |
| Map |
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| Address |
Mount Wudinna Access WUDINNA |
| Locality |
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| Accuracy |
L - low level confidence |
| Council Area |
Le Hunte Council (now DC of Wudinna) |
| Polygon Type |
B - Building footprint |
| DESCRIPTION |
| Details (Known As) |
Mount Wudinna and Environs [Designated as a place of geological significance] |
| Registered Name |
Mount Wudinna and Environs |
| Significance |
Mount Wudinna and Environs is an exceptional example of granite inselbergs. Located on the northern Eyre Peninsula, Mount Wudinna and Environs is comprised of four major granite outcrops, each displaying well-preserved and sometimes unusual geological features formed in the granite due to compressive stresses and weathering. The granite outcrops provide excellent opportunity for research on the effect of these natural processes in the South Australian landscape and trace the evolution of the topography of the State through several geological features. These features associated with granite are highly likely to contribute to an understanding of the development of granite inselbergs over geological time and into the future as they continue to develop.
Designated Place of Geological Significance
Mount Wudinna and Environs including Mount Wudinna, Turtle Rock, Polda Rock and Little Wudinna contains many minor geological features formed in Hiltaba Suite granite. Extruded granites formed the inselbergs and the varying surrounding granite outcrops which were weathered and shaped over millions of years by erosion and compressive stresses. This has formed minor geological features including rillen, domal sheet jointing, flared slopes, tafoni and spectacular examples of A-tents. The site contains excellent granite outcrops and is highly likely to contribute to an understanding of the geomorphology of granite inselbergs throughout the State. |
| Subject Index |
Landscape area - Geological Site |
| Class |
State |
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| STATUS |
| Status Code |
REG - Confirmed as a State Heritage Place in the SA Heritage Register |
| Status Date |
16-MAR-2000 |
| REFERENCE |
| LGA |
Wudinna |
| State Heritage ID |
17060 |
| Heritage Number |
16586 |
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| SECTION 16 INFORMATION |
| Section 16 |
c - it may yield information that will contribute to an understanding of the State's history, including its natural history
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| PLAN PARCEL & TITLE |
| As listed in the SA Heritage Register |
| Plan Parcel & Title Information |
CR 5763/286 H641600 S51,CR 5897/847 D59272 A101,CR 6196/869 F31595 A10,CR 6199/369 H641600 S53,CT 5897/848 D59272 A102,CT 5958/645 D69310 Q11,CT 5958/646 D69310 A13 |