Dorrigo Plateau
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Dorrigo Plateau is a plateau in northern New South Wales, which forms part of the Great Dividing Range. The plateau is sometimes referred to as the Dorrigo-Guy Gawkes Plateau.
The town of Dorrigo, 580 kilometres north of the Sydney and 60 kilometres from the coastal city of Coffs Harbour, is located upon it.
Richard Craig discovered the plateau when searching for a route to Ebor (once named Guy Fawkes), from the Grafton area. Using his skills as a horseman, Craig travelled along the Clarence River and then the Nymboida River. Today, the main access road traversing the plateau is the Waterfall Way.
Never Never River falls over the escarpment in the northern part of the plateau close to Mount Moombil, before flowing into the Bellinger River.
At one time, the Dorrigo Plateau was covered by basaltic lava flows from the Ebor Volcano. Due to weathering from high rainfall, an escarpment formed as the more ancient rocks underneath remained intact.[1]
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- ^ Dorrigo National Park:World Heritage Area Information brochure. 1998. New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service.
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