About: Nimbin Rocks

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The Nimbin Rocks are volcanic extrusions of rhyolite left over from the Mount Warning Tweed Volcano that erupted around 20 million years ago in what is now northern New South Wales, Australia. As part of an eroded dyke of the volcano, the Rocks are situated just outside the present day caldera wall about 20 km from Mount Warning and three kilometres from Nimbin village. The three most prominent are known as the Thimble, Cathedral and Needle. They are an extremely significant cultural site to the local Bundjalung tribe of Aboriginal people who believe the rocks were home to the , or Clever Men. They were also initiation grounds for young boys and the dreaming story can be read at the Nimbin Museum.

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  • The Nimbin Rocks are volcanic extrusions of rhyolite left over from the Mount Warning Tweed Volcano that erupted around 20 million years ago in what is now northern New South Wales, Australia. As part of an eroded dyke of the volcano, the Rocks are situated just outside the present day caldera wall about 20 km from Mount Warning and three kilometres from Nimbin village. The three most prominent are known as the Thimble, Cathedral and Needle. They are an extremely significant cultural site to the local Bundjalung tribe of Aboriginal people who believe the rocks were home to the , or Clever Men. They were also initiation grounds for young boys and the dreaming story can be read at the Nimbin Museum. (en)
  • Nimbin Rocks är klippor i Australien. De ligger i delstaten New South Wales, i den sydöstra delen av landet, omkring 610 kilometer norr om delstatshuvudstaden Sydney. Runt Nimbin Rocks är det ganska glesbefolkat, med 36 invånare per kvadratkilometer.. Närmaste större samhälle är Kyogle, omkring 19 kilometer väster om Nimbin Rocks. I omgivningarna runt Nimbin Rocks växer i huvudsak städsegrön lövskog. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är 1 776 millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är januari, med i genomsnitt 298 mm nederbörd, och den torraste är oktober, med 39 mm nederbörd. (sv)
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  • The Nimbin Rocks are volcanic extrusions of rhyolite left over from the Mount Warning Tweed Volcano that erupted around 20 million years ago in what is now northern New South Wales, Australia. As part of an eroded dyke of the volcano, the Rocks are situated just outside the present day caldera wall about 20 km from Mount Warning and three kilometres from Nimbin village. The three most prominent are known as the Thimble, Cathedral and Needle. They are an extremely significant cultural site to the local Bundjalung tribe of Aboriginal people who believe the rocks were home to the , or Clever Men. They were also initiation grounds for young boys and the dreaming story can be read at the Nimbin Museum. (en)
  • Nimbin Rocks är klippor i Australien. De ligger i delstaten New South Wales, i den sydöstra delen av landet, omkring 610 kilometer norr om delstatshuvudstaden Sydney. Runt Nimbin Rocks är det ganska glesbefolkat, med 36 invånare per kvadratkilometer.. Närmaste större samhälle är Kyogle, omkring 19 kilometer väster om Nimbin Rocks. I omgivningarna runt Nimbin Rocks växer i huvudsak städsegrön lövskog. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är 1 776 millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är januari, med i genomsnitt 298 mm nederbörd, och den torraste är oktober, med 39 mm nederbörd. (sv)
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