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8822-4 Howe Range

Sites 8822 1 to 10 - Mallacoota to Cape Howe

This information has been developed from the publications:
    • Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in Central Gippsland (1981) by Neville Rosengren, M.S McRae-Williams and S.M Kraemers.
    • Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in the Gippsland Lakes Catchment (1984) by Neville Rosengren.
    • Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in East Gippsland, Victoria (1981) by Neville Rosengren, M.S McRae-Williams
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Location:
552446. Nine kilometres east of Mallacoota Inlet.

Image: East Gippsland Sites of Significance
Eastern shore of Gabo Island and Howe Range.

Abstract:
Granite peak and hillslopes with tors.

Access:
A little used 4-wheel drive track leads from near Bucklands farm east of Mallacoota inlet.

Ownership:
Crown Land (Croajingolong National Park).

Geology:
The rock is a red biotite granite of Late Middle to Early Upper Devonian age and is one of the youngest granitic intrusions in eastern Victoria.

Geomorphology:
Howe Hill is a prominent peak with minor tor development. A spur extending south-eastward defines the easternmost limit of, and forms the catchment for, the Howe Flat/Lake Barracoota wetland.

Significance:
Regional. The dark red granite contrasts with the lighter coloured intrusive bodies of East Gippsland. The range has major importance as the catchment for Lakes Barracoota and Wau Wauka.

Management:
Logging, roadworks, and other land use which may result in serious vegetation disturbance should be prohibited in the Howe Range so the water quality in the adjacent lake systems is preserved.

References:
Rosengren, N. J. 1978. The Physiography of Coastal Dunes, East Gippsland, Victoria. M. A. Thesis (Unpub.), University of Melbourne



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