Nelson River (Tasmania)

Nelson River
Nelson River
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Lake Burbury
• coordinates	42°06′51″S 145°41′37″E / 42.11407°S 145.69352°E

The Nelson River, is located in the UNESCO World Heritage–listed Tasmanian Wilderness, in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia. It is a tributary into Lake Burbury, previously directly into the upper region of King River

The river valley is part of the King River glaciation area.^[1]^[2] In general it is distinguished from the glacialisation on the western side of the West Coast Range.^[3]

The river valley is the location of limestone caves, that have been studied for archaeological materials.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Location and features

The river is situated in the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park, accessible from Queenstown, located 27 kilometres (17 mi) to the east, via the Lyell Highway through the Nelson Valley.^[7] It includes the Nelson Falls feature in the valley.

References

^ Kiernan, Kevin (1983), "Relationship of cave fills to glaciation in the Nelson River Valley, Central Western Tasmania", Australian Geographer, 15 (6): 367–375, ISSN 0004-9182
^ Fitzsimons, SJ (1988), The Quaternary stratigraphy and sedimentology of the King River Valley, Western Tasmania, retrieved 4 March 2023
^ Augustinus, PC; Colhoun, EA (1995), Weathering and morphostratigraphic evidence for four glaciations in the Henty River Basin, western Tasmania, retrieved 4 March 2023
^ Kiernan, Kevin (1982), A probable Pleistocene occupation site in central western Tasmania, retrieved 4 March 2023
^ Kiernan, Kevin (1982), "Prehistoric man in the inland valley karsts in Western Tasmania", Australian Archaeology (15): 76–84, ISSN 0312-2417
^ Pocock, Celmara (1993), Excavation of limestone caves in the Nelson River valley, central western Tasmania, retrieved 4 March 2023
^ Brown, Bob (1993), "An acrobat in nature's engine room. -Bushwalking in Nelson Gorge, Western Tasmania-", Habitat Australia, 21 (3): 11, ISSN 0310-2939

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[1] Kiernan, Kevin (1983), "Relationship of cave fills to glaciation in the Nelson River Valley, Central Western Tasmania", Australian Geographer, 15 (6): 367–375, ISSN 0004-9182

[2] Fitzsimons, SJ (1988), The Quaternary stratigraphy and sedimentology of the King River Valley, Western Tasmania, retrieved 4 March 2023

[3] Augustinus, PC; Colhoun, EA (1995), Weathering and morphostratigraphic evidence for four glaciations in the Henty River Basin, western Tasmania, retrieved 4 March 2023

[4] Kiernan, Kevin (1982), A probable Pleistocene occupation site in central western Tasmania, retrieved 4 March 2023

[5] Kiernan, Kevin (1982), "Prehistoric man in the inland valley karsts in Western Tasmania", Australian Archaeology (15): 76–84, ISSN 0312-2417

[6] Pocock, Celmara (1993), Excavation of limestone caves in the Nelson River valley, central western Tasmania, retrieved 4 March 2023

[7] Brown, Bob (1993), "An acrobat in nature's engine room. -Bushwalking in Nelson Gorge, Western Tasmania-", Habitat Australia, 21 (3): 11, ISSN 0310-2939

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Nelson River (Tasmania)

Location and features

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References

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