Lamington Plateau

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Lamington Plateau is a high, forested tableland in southeastern Queensland, Australia, renowned for its ancient volcanic landforms, waterfalls, and World Heritage–listed rainforests.

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Lamington Plateau canonical 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plateau ⓘ
borderProximity near New South Wales–Queensland border ⓘ
climate humid subtropical ⓘ
conservationSignificance important refuge for rainforest flora and fauna ⓘ
contains Lamington National Park ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
drainage headwaters of Coomera River ⓘ
headwaters of Logan River ⓘ
headwaters of Nerang River ⓘ
elevation approximately 900 metres above sea level ⓘ
formedBy erosion of Tweed Volcano shield ⓘ
geologicalAge Miocene ⓘ
geologicalComposition mainly basalt ⓘ
geologicalOrigin remnant of the Tweed Volcano shield ⓘ
hasFeature extensive walking tracks ⓘ
multiple waterfalls ⓘ
numerous creeks ⓘ
hasLandform basalt cliffs ⓘ
deep valleys ⓘ
steep escarpments ⓘ
hasLookout numerous scenic lookouts ⓘ
heritageDesignation part of UNESCO World Heritage property Gondwana Rainforests of Australia ⓘ
knownFor World Heritage–listed rainforests ⓘ
ancient volcanic landforms ⓘ
biodiversity ⓘ
subtropical rainforest ⓘ
waterfalls ⓘ
locatedIn Queensland ⓘ
southeastern Queensland ⓘ
nearestCity Brisbane ⓘ
Gold Coast ⓘ
partOf Gondwana Rainforests of Australia ⓘ
McPherson Range ⓘ
Scenic Rim ⓘ
partOfProtectedArea Lamington National Park ⓘ
region Gold Coast hinterland ⓘ
state Queensland ⓘ
supportsSpecies Albert’s lyrebird ⓘ
Lamington spiny crayfish ⓘ
various Gondwanan relict species ⓘ
tourismActivity birdwatching ⓘ
bushwalking ⓘ
nature-based tourism ⓘ
vegetationType cool temperate rainforest patches ⓘ
subtropical rainforest ⓘ
warm temperate rainforest ⓘ
worldHeritageStatus included in Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tweed Volcano → influencesLandscapeOf → Lamington Plateau ⓘ
Scenic Rim volcanic region → contains → Lamington Plateau ⓘ
Green Cauldron region → contains → Lamington Plateau ⓘ