Kangaroo Point Cliffs Other Rock Quarry (Australia)
The cliffs are a popular recreational spot but the Kangaroo Point Cliffs are not natural. They were created by a quarrying operation of female prisoners which mined the volcanic rock or rhyolite lava flows which form the cliffs. Mining occurred for 90 years between the 1880s and 1970s. These lavas were deposited in the Tertiary period about 230 million years ago and filled an ancient river valley. They currently form the banks of the Brisbane River.
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Photographs Of Kangaroo Point Cliffs
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Other location/mapping information:
Latitude: -27.4725
Longitude: 153.034