⛰️ Mount Napier

Australia · Oceania · 440 m · 37.89°S, 142.06°E

Mount Napier in Victoria, Australia, is one of the youngest volcanoes in Australia. It erupted about 32,000 years ago. It was named by Major Thomas 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 mountain is Tapoc. Mount Napier State Park is located 270 kilometres west of Melbourne and 17 km south of Hamilton.

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Quick facts

Country	Australia
Continent / region	Oceania
Elevation	440 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	37.89°S, 142.06°E · view on map

Mount Napier rises to 440 m in Australia, in Oceania. The full story of this mountain is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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