Kanimblan orogeny
Kanimblan orogeny, a mountain-building event in eastern Australia toward the end of Early Carboniferous time (about 318 million years ago). Uplift and deformation occurred in a wide belt extending from Tasmania to Cape York. The Kanimblan was the most severe orogenic episode to affect the Tasman Geosyncline.
This article was most recently revised and updated by Richard Pallardy.
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Article Title:
Kanimblan orogeny
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
20 May 2010
Access Date:
November 14, 2026