Australia: The Land Where Time Began

A biography of the Australian continent 

Precipitous Bluff 

Situated on the southern margin of Tasmania, this formation is composed of lava that filled the tear that formed as the rift that eventually separated Australia from Antarctica started to open at the eastern side of the Australian continent 50-60 million years ago.

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