Glass House Mountains were named by Captain Cook on the 17 May 1770, as he sailed up the east coast of Australia in his Endeavour, approximately 64 kilometres north of Brisbane. ‘These hills lie but a little way inland, and not far from each other: they are remarkable for the singular form of their elevation, which very much resembles a glass house, and for this reason I called them the Glass Houses.’
These pictures were taken looking from Endeavour Esplanade, Scarborough across Deception Bay.
There are at least a dozen plugs, the remains of volcanoes that pushed their way up through thick almost-horizontal layers of sandstone.
These pictures were taken from Maleny
The countryside around the Glass House Mountains is made of sandstone, geologically called the Landsborough Sandstone. The Landsborough Sandstone is part of an interconnected series of sedimentary basins called the Great Australian Basin, which extends from the east coast of Australia for thousands of kilometres south and west into New South Wales, west into South Australia and the Northern Territory and north to Cape York in northern Queensland.
These pictures were taken from Banksia Beach, Bribie Island across the Pumicestone Passage.
absolutely stunning photos!!!
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Thank you Ryan 😁
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My part of the world 😊
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Nice 🙂
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Reblogged this on Ace Friends & Bloggers News.
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Fabulous post Fabulous Pictures Fabulous Video from a Fabulous Person … Need l say more … Ian ⭐️😊👍
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Thank you for your kind words Ian. I hope life is going well for you. Thanks for the reblog xx
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It’s on an even keel after two years since losing mum and recently centred on caring for my partner as she lost he mum after supporting for 10 years with her brother … Keep well and hope your life is good you deserve it after last few years in my prayers 🙏 Ian
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Enjoy the calmer waters Ian and take some time to re-energise. 🙂
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