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Mount Napier

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Southern Grampians Shire Council VIC, Locked Bag 685, Mount Napier, VIC 3301
03 5573 0444

Description

Mount Napier in Victoria, Australia, is one of the youngest volcanoes in Australia.

Mount Napier in Victoria, Australia, is one of the youngest volcanoes in Australia.It erupted about 32,000 years ago. It was named by MajorThomas Mitchell after the three Napier brothers, who he had served alongside during the Peninsular War. Mitchell named it in August 1836, during his third expedition across south-eastern Australia. The local Aboriginal name for the mount is Tapoc. Mount Napier State Park is located 270 kilometres west of Melbourne and 17 km south of Hamilton.

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Type: Rural areas

Population: 1-100

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 32.507 km2

Elevation: 201-500 metres

Town elevation: 237 m

Population number: 17

Local Government Area: Southern Grampians Shire Council

Location

Southern Grampians Shire Council VIC, Locked Bag 685, Mount Napier, VIC 3301

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Mount Napier, Victoria

Mount Napier - Localista

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