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Hollands Gorge (CANYON), NSW Details
Description
About 650m deep 6 km long and 2 km wide. Hollands Creek passes through this canyon with impressive double cliff lines.
Origin
Holland land owners and graziers from Nerriga grazed the grasslands around the western precints of MT. Tarn in the early 1900s. Jim Sturgiss provided background information. Recommended by Names Review Committee 1966.
Hollands Gorge (CANYON), NSW
title | Hollands Gorge (CANYON) |
additional | |
state | NSW |
reference | 23933 |
placename | Hollands Gorge |
designation | CANYON |
geographical name | |
previous names | Holland Gorge; Holland Canyon |
lga | SHOALHAVEN |
description | About 650m deep 6 km long and 2 km wide. Hollands Creek passes through this canyon with impressive double cliff lines. |
meaning | |
origin | Holland land owners and graziers from Nerriga grazed the grasslands around the western precints of MT. Tarn in the early 1900s. Jim Sturgiss provided background information. Recommended by Names Review Committee 1966. |
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