| Tower Hill (Koroitj) | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Australia_Victoria_relief_location_map.jpg)  Tower Hill (Koroitj) Victoria, Australia | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 103 m (338 ft) |
| Coordinates | 38°19′17″S 142°21′35″E / 38.3213°S 142.3597°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Victoria, Australia |
| Geology | |
| Last eruption | 34,000 BP |
Tower Hill is an inactive volcano on the south-west coast of Victoria, Australia, approximately 275 kilometres (171 mi) west of Melbourne, and 15 kilometres (9 mi) north-west of Warrnambool. The Tower Hill crater is roughly 3 kilometres (2 mi) wide and 80 metres (260 ft) high, with a gradient of between 10% and 80% at the higher points. Within the crater, a series of later volcanic explosions formed a number of scoria cones and spheres, surrounded by a crater lake. Being a giant nested maar, Tower Hill is of international geological significance. The Dhauwurdwurrung name for the volcano is Koroitj.[1]
- ^ Ian Clark, 'Reconstruction of Aboriginal microtoponymy in western and central Victoria' in Harold Koch and Luise Hercus (eds), Aboriginal Placenames: Naming and Re-naming the Australian Landscape (ANU E Press and Aboriginal History Incorporated, 2009) <http://press-files.anu.edu.au/downloads/press/p17331/html/ch08.xhtml?referer=xxxxxx&page=17>