Mount Mawson (Mount Mawson)
Mount Mawson is a mountain and club skifield situated within the Mount Field National Park in southern Tasmania, Australia.
The mountain has an elevation of 1318 m above sea level. Mount Mawson's summit rises to 1320 m above sea level slightly lower than the 1460 m at Ben Lomond ski-field in northern Tasmania.
By road, the mountain is located 89 km north west of Hobart and 232 km from Launceston.
Much of Tasmania is subject to at least occasional winter snows.
The Mount Mawson ski area was established as a club skifield in 1958 and is run by the Southern Tasmanian Ski Association. It is situated at around 1250 m above sea level with four ski tows about a 20-minute walk from the car park. Mawson has three lifts: two intermediate rope tows and a third steep incline rope tow accessing steep terrain. A small amount of club accommodation is available and there are some self-catering huts in the national park.
The mountain has an elevation of 1318 m above sea level. Mount Mawson's summit rises to 1320 m above sea level slightly lower than the 1460 m at Ben Lomond ski-field in northern Tasmania.
By road, the mountain is located 89 km north west of Hobart and 232 km from Launceston.
Much of Tasmania is subject to at least occasional winter snows.
The Mount Mawson ski area was established as a club skifield in 1958 and is run by the Southern Tasmanian Ski Association. It is situated at around 1250 m above sea level with four ski tows about a 20-minute walk from the car park. Mawson has three lifts: two intermediate rope tows and a third steep incline rope tow accessing steep terrain. A small amount of club accommodation is available and there are some self-catering huts in the national park.
Map - Mount Mawson (Mount Mawson)
Map
Country - Australia
Flag of Australia |
The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south east Asia approximately 65,000 years ago, during the last ice age. Arriving by sea, they settled the continent and had formed approximately 250 distinct language groups by the time of European settlement, maintaining some of the longest known continuing artistic and religious traditions in the world. Australia's written history commenced with the European maritime exploration of Australia. The Dutch navigator Willem Janszoon was the first known European to reach Australia, in 1606. In 1770, the British explorer James Cook mapped and claimed the east coast of Australia for Great Britain, and the First Fleet of British ships arrived at Sydney in 1788 to establish the penal colony of New South Wales. The European population grew in subsequent decades, and by the end of the 1850s gold rush, most of the continent had been explored by European settlers and an additional five self-governing British colonies established. Democratic parliaments were gradually established through the 19th century, culminating with a vote for the federation of the six colonies and foundation of the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901. Australia has since maintained a stable liberal democratic political system and wealthy market economy.
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
---|---|---|---|
AUD | Australian dollar | $ | 2 |
ISO | Language |
---|---|
EN | English language |