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SS Yongala shipwreck

By AG STAFF • December 7, 2015

From a tragic maritime disaster south-east of Townsville, a vibrant reef was born at the wreck of SS Yongala. Image credit: Darren Jew

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From a tragic maritime disaster south-east of Townsville, QLD, a vibrant reef was born at the wreck of SS Yongala.

Overlooking the western Victorian countryside from the top of Mt Porndon, a 278m-high volcano located 13km southeast of Camperdown. South-western Victoria is home to the third-largest volcanic plains in the world. <strong>(Related: <a href="https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/travel/destinations/2017/02/exploring-volcanic-victoria">Exploring volcanic Victoria</a>)</strong>