Mount Manypeaks
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Mount Manypeaks is a distinctive peak located approximately Script error: No such module "convert". north-east of Albany, Script error: No such module "convert". north-east of Two Peoples Bay and Script error: No such module "convert". south-east of the town of Manypeaks, in Western Australia. Mount Manypeaks Nature Reserve lies to the south of the peak, extending along the coast.
History
The mountain is the dominant feature in the area and was named by Captain Matthew Flinders in January 1802 whilst surveying the south coast region in HMS Investigator. Flinders noted in his journal: "There are a number of small peaks upon the top of this ridge, which induced me to give it the name Mount Manypeak". The plural form has now become the accepted form of spelling.[1][2]
Location and description
Situated around Script error: No such module "convert". north-east of Albany, Script error: No such module "convert". north-east of Two Peoples Bay and Script error: No such module "convert". south-east of the town of Manypeaks, the mountain lies within the City of Albany local government area.[3]
Geology
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Birds
The Mount Manypeaks Nature Reserve forms part of the Two Peoples Bay and Mount Manypeaks Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its significance in the conservation of several rare and threatened bird species.[4]
Nature reserve
Mount Manypeaks Nature Reserve stretches along the coast to the south of the mountain peak.[5][6]
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Mount Manypeaks from Two Peoples Bay
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Mount Manypeaks from Bettys Beach
References
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- ↑ BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Two Peoples Bay and Mount Manypeaks. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2011-11-18.
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