It is a curved granite cliff face, actually the northern face of a large granite erosional remnant called Hyden Rock. This curved cliff face, resembling a wave about to break, is 15 m high and m long. It has been rounded by weathering and water erosion, undercutting its base and leaving a rounded overhang.
Water from springs active in the wetter months runs down the cliff face, dissolving and re-depositing chemicals in the granite, leaving red, brown, yellow and grey stains of carbonates and iron hydroxide.
Its age has been estimated at about million years. Hippo's Yawn Hyden Western Australia. A post shared by Brad Smith brad. The Tin Horse Highway is a 15km stretch of road, dotted with horses fashioned from bits of tin and metal made by local farmers who clearly have a good sense of humour. There are now more than 70 colourful horses pulling various poses, and while most are on the Gorge Rock-Lake Grace Road, others pop up on roadsides around Kulin. Track down the West Kulin Whoppa — the largest tin horse in the land.
With over 70 horses along the trail there are plenty places to stop along the way to take snaps of this living gallery of bright, quirky community creations? A large stone dog statue crowns this lovely resting place, Corrigin Dog Cemetery for more than treasured pets, just outside the township. Its existence was unintentional: in , a local man buried his beloved canine companion in the paddock.
Others noticed, and followed suit. Wander through the mementos to many a best friend and feel the pull on your heartstrings. Found m from Wave Rock, this circular salt pool is like the Dead Sea — you can bob about in weightless style in the middle of the scrub. Steps in provide accessibility and the saline content is meant to deliver therapeutic benefits.
Between the fields of wheat and canola, there are two unusually located wineries to stop in at. Note : This list contains the oldest known rocks from each State and Territory at October In some cases the ages are yet to be determined accurately and is limited by the nature of the rock and analytical techniques.
There is always the chance that older rocks will be found. Significant Rock Features. Uluru in Central Australia's outback.
Kata Tjuta-Olgas. Karlwe Karlwe or the Devils Marbles. Mount Augustus. Wave Rock near Hyden Western Australia. Nutman A. Large-scale crustal structure of the Northwestern Yilgarn craton, Western Australia: evidence from Nd isotopic data and zircon geochronology. Tectonics, Fraser, G. Submitted to Precambrian Research. Hollis, J. Bierlein F. Evolution of Pre Precambrian Research Stevens, B. Calver C. Cayley R.
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