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A further note on the topography of Lake Fenton and district, National Park of Tasmania
Lewis, Arndell Neil (1922) A further note on the topography of Lake Fenton and district, National Park of Tasmania. Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. pp. 32-39.
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Visits to the Mt. Field Plateau since compiling my previous paper (Lewis, 1921) have confirmed all the observations therein contained, especially as amplified and explained by Professor Griffith Taylor, D.Sc. (Taylor, 1921). Lake Fenton is a paradox. It lies about 3,400 feet above sea level, almost at the top of a mountain ridge in the drainage basin of the Broad River. But the outlet, instead of draining down the slope of the hill to the river, breaks through the main ridge of the plateau in a gorge 500 feet deep into the Tyenna Valley. The lake is clearly of glacial origin, but the reason for the direction of its overflow requires further explanation.
|Keywords:||Royal Society of Tasmania, Van Diemens Land, VDL, Hobart Town, natural sciences, proceedings, records, Lake Fenton|
|Journal or Publication Title:||Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania|
|Page Range:||pp. 32-39|
|Collections:||Royal Society Collection > Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania|
|Additional Information:||In 1843 the Horticultural and Botanical Society of Van Diemen's Land was founded and became the Royal Society of Van Diemen's Land for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science in 1844. In 1855 its name changed to Royal Society of Tasmania for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science. In 1911 the name was shortened to Royal Society of Tasmania.|
|Date Deposited:||06 Dec 2012 05:16|
|Last Modified:||18 Nov 2014 04:45|
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