Hanging Rock, Victoria
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Hanging Rock is a distinctive geological formation in central Victoria, Australia. A former volcano, it lies 718 m above sea level, and 105 m above the surrounding plain, between the two small townshi
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The 'Hanging Rock' over the path to the summit that gives the site as a whole its name, 2019
William Ford, At the Hanging Rock, 1875, National Gallery of Victoria
Entrance to Hanging Rock, 2005
Mamelon (volcanology)
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A mamelon is a rock formation created by eruption of relatively thick or stiff lava through a narrow vent in the bedrock. Because the lava is not fluid, it does not flow away, but congeals around the
Hanging Rock, Victoria
…names (Mount Diogenes, Diogenes' Head, Diogenes Monument, Dryden's Rock, Dryden's Monument and Hanging Rock) have also been recorded. Hanging Rock is a mamelon, created 6.25 million years ago by stiff magma oozing from a vent and congealing in place. It is not a volcanic plug. There are two other mamelons…
View of Le Mamelon Vert, La Tournette, France