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5-476: Lake Beatrice is a 55-hectare (140-acre) natural lake on the lower eastern side of Mount Sedgwick in the West Coast Range of Western Tasmania , Australia. Lake Beatrice is higher in altitude than the nearby Lake Burbury ; however, it is not visible from that level, but can be seen either from the air or the higher slopes of the eastern part of Mount Lyell or the upper levels of Mount Sedgwick. The lake

10-515: A remnant of a dolerite sheet. The lack of a strong magnetic signature suggests it is not a plug that intrudes Permian tillite, which is exposed on the South East flank of the mountain. Mount Sedgwick and its surrounding area was identified in the 1890s by Thomas Bather Moore as being associated with evidence of glaciation in the West Coast Range. Lake Margaret lies at the northern side of

15-503: Is bordered on either side by the 14,000-hectare (35,000-acre) Tyndall Regional Reserve. Mount Sedgwick (Tasmania) Mount Sedgwick is a mountain located within the West Coast Range , in the West Coast region of Tasmania , Australia. It lies in line behind Mount Lyell in views from high points in Queenstown and from the roads leading out to Strahan and Zeehan . Bands of

20-413: The pink and grey coloured conglomerate show strikingly on its south west slopes. Its western and south western slopes are significantly more precipitous and rocky, compared to the once heavily forested southern and south eastern slopes. The geology of Mount Sedgwick has remnant Jurassic , Permian and Palaeozoic features. The top of Mount Sedgwick is columnar jointed Jurassic Dolerite interpreted as

25-405: Was a reference point for the planned Great Western Railway that was considered at the end of the nineteenth century; however was never built. The name of the lake and adjacent ground is tied into exploration leases held in the area. The 3,000-hectare (7,400-acre) Lake Beatrice Conservation Area starts in the location of Lake Beatrice and continues north to Lake Huntley and Lake Rolleston; and it

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