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Mount Buninyong is an extinct volcano in western Victoria, Australia rises to AHD.Within the Mount Buninyong Scenic Reserve north of the town of Buninyong and south of Ballarat, it is on the regional city's rural-urban fringe. ==Location and features== Originally named Mount Bonan Yowing which is said to derive from an Aboriginal word meaning ''a man lying on his back with his knee raised'' it was from its peak that Thomas Learmonth and a group of squatters first viewed in 1837 what would become the Ballarat district. It is one of the more recognizable landmarks in the entire Goldfields region. Mount Buninyong is located on crown land and while much of the land is a public reserve with a substantial native forested that is a major koala habitat it is also an important piece of regional infrastructure as a site for multiple communications antenna for radio and television broadcasting. It is also home to picnic areas and the observation tower at its summit is a local tourist destination. Much of the mountain was cleared for agriculture or housing, but widespread protests during the 1980s led to the preservation of native forest cover on much of the upper portion. Total annual rainfall for the Mount Buninyong area is .〔Mulcondry, E. (1990). Draft Management Plan : Mount Buninyong Victoria. School of Biological & Chemical Sciences, Ballarat C.A.E.〕 During the colder months growing conditions are restricted. Severe frosts and snow fall occur during winter. The soils of the mount are very fertile and the high permeability and available water capacity makes these soils very favourable for agriculture. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mount Buninyong」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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