Dandenong Ranges

Dandenong Ranges

▪ mountains, Australia
      mountain ranges, part of the Eastern Highlands, east of Melbourne in southern Victoria, Australia. Several peaks exceed 1,600 ft (500 m), the highest of which is Mt. Dandenong (2,077 ft). With nearly twice as much rainfall as the nearby coastal plain and with fertile volcanic soils, the mountains have dense vegetative cover. The name is derived from an Aboriginal word, tanjenong, meaning “lofty.” The district, well penetrated by Melbourne suburbia, produces orchard fruits, flowers, garden crops, dairy products, and berries.

      The town of Dandenong, on the southwestern slopes and on a creek of the same name, is a traditional agricultural marketing and processing centre; a eucalyptus oil plant established in 1852 at Dandenong was perhaps the earliest distinctively Australian business. Since the early 1960s it has experienced rapid industrial development. This rapid development led to the creation in 1977 of the Dandenong Ranges (planning) Authority to control future development. The ranges provide major recreation facilities for Melbourne as well as much of its water supply. Conservation areas include Sherbrooke Forest Park, known for its lyrebirds, and Ferntree Gully and Churchill national parks.

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