Kimberley's ??

What about Mt Augustus (WA) it is the world's largest Monocline in the world.
Mt Augustus is 8km long, 3 km wide and 858 metres high and in total 1105 metres above sea level, while Ayres Rock is 3.6km long 2.4km wide and 348.7 metres high.

and Cobber your point is???????

errrrr - it ends in S?

My point wasn't about apostrophes.

To be pendantic it is Uluru.

Touche'. (I hope the accent is in the right place.)

And Uluru is a monolith not a monocline which is what Mt Augustus is. Uluru is the largest monolith in the world.

Hi Motherhen, The NT Main Roads sign at the turn off Stuart/Lasseter Hwy also says to Ayres Rock

Mount Augustus holds the title as the largest monolith, > twice the size of Uluru.

As pedanticism seems to be the only thing this thread has in common with Mt Augustus, Mt Augustus is a monocline, not a monolith. Again a common misnomer.

Mh

QUOTE: "My point wasn't about apostrophes."

Look closer!

To be totally accurate Mt Augustus is an asymmetric anticline (one arm of the fold dips steeply, the other is shallow), and it is also a monolith.

I'm sorry Bazooka, but you are half right. The rock is as you describe, but it is a Monocline, not a monolith. refer to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Augustus_National_Park and hopefully, the attached photo taken at the rock, which also describes the Mount as a monocline

cheers
Laurie

Sorry baz, I think the photo was too big. But will resize and upload if required. :-)

Cheers
Laurie

Laurie
Geologically speaking there is a (significant) difference between a monocline and an asymmetric anticline (which is how the Geol Survey of WA describe it I believe). Haven't seen the geological map of the area but I'd be interested to see what fold symbol was used to depict the structure. Have a look at p19 (13) of this Geoscience Australia PDF if you are really interested in geol folds: http://www.ga.gov.au/servlet/BigObjFileManager?bigobjid=GA17066.

Whether Mt Augustus can be decribed (accurately) as a monolith is a moot point though, I'll grant you that (a monolith being a single big lump of rock, so to speak). Geologically speaking, it ain't, but from a layman's point of view he might reasonably call it one. As to the claim that it is the world's biggest monolith, well let's just say that it has a nice ring to it.

Laurie
Just had a look on GSWA's Geoviewer online application. The 1:100K geol map shows Mt Augustus as an anticline plunging at both ends, which appeqars to confirm the asymmetric anticline description I read elsewhere some time ago.

Have a look at the viewer if you get a chance, it is a great little piece of mapping technology and GSWA has geology and topography layers (and a whole lot more) available. GeoVIEW.WAhttp://www.dmp.wa.gov.au/7113.aspx#7116 .

Cheers

Marc, you are right it is a quarantine factor rather than geographical.

"I thought it was Australian to change/shorten words."

It sure is Joshs from Tasmanias, also Joes and Boeings. ;)

HA HA HA HA HA nice. How is life treating you motherhen. Hope all is well.

Josh

"Seriously does it matter".

Yes.

Nope.

Why does it matter??? Hundreds of places around oz (oops I mean Australia) are not said correctly. Wagga Wagga is often called Wagga, particulary by the locals, Surfers paradise is just Surfers, Cape york is the tip, Tassie is the other island lol. All that matters is that we still have these amazing places to go to. The Kimberleys or the kimberly doesn't matter, it's still one of the best places on earth.

Josh

But they are nicknames not mispronunciations. A nickname for the the Kimberley might be the Kim's.

Well my nickname for the Kimberley is the Kimberlies so I guess that makes it official, it is ok to call them the Kimberleys lol.

Josh

Ps. I don't really see that it is that big an issue, call it what you want to.

You are the only person saying this is a big issue. I just wanted to know what was correct. This appears to be a good place to ask such a question as it has generated a number of responses and I am now convinced that the correct name is the Kimberley. There is an East Gippsland and a West Gippsland but it is still Gippsland. Kimberleys or Kimberlies is incorrect.

I actually thought that you were the one making a big issue and saying it seriously does matter, TJ.

Let it go mate and let people make their own minds up.

I agree Marc

Which of the Pilbaras do you work or travel in get outmore?

used to work in the East Pilbarras

---- next question?

Im another born and bred KIMBERLEY bloke of more than 57 wet seasons,it has always been Kimberley,whether you come from the east or west(Muntoo,I cant agree the east is better ha-ha) This argument always seems to come from outsiders,We even refer to ourselves as Kimberley people rather than West Australians.Anyway whatever you others want to call us,doesnt matter,we know who we are!

Right on TJ, some pendantophiles have way too much time on their hands.....lol

ob

That actually became 2 good links :-)