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The You Yangs are a series of granite ridges that rise to 364m (Flinders Peak) above the Werribee Plain approximately 55 km south-west of Melbourne and 22 km north-east of Geelong, in Victoria, Australia. The main ridge runs roughly north–south for about 9 km, with a lower extension running for about 15 km to the west. Much of the southern parts of the ranges are protected by the You Yangs Regional Park. Although only 364 m at their highest, they dominate the landscape and are clearly identifiable from nearby Geelong, Melbourne and beyond. Camping is not permitted in the You Yangs. The foothills to the north of the peaks are home to Ford Australia's proving ground.〔(In search of Adventra - drive.com.au )〕〔(The Ford Falcon Story: The XP Falcon )〕 The You Yangs are also the home of a Geoglyph constructed by the Australian artist Andrew Rogers in recognition of the indigenous people of the area. It depicts Bunjil, a mythical creature to the local Wathaurong Aboriginals. This geoglyph has a wing span of 100 metres and 1500 tonnes of rock was used to construct it,〔(TrekEarth | You Yangs Geoglyph Photo )〕 and was unveiled in March 2006.〔(City of Greater Geelong: Geoglyphs at Eastern Park and You Yangs unveiled )〕 ==History== The name "You Yang" comes from the Aboriginal words ''Wurdi Youang'' or ''Ude Youang'' which could have any number of meanings from "big mountain in the middle of a plain", "big or large hill", or "bald". The Woiwurrung word for granite stone 'yow.wong' is also a possibility.〔 Clark, I. (Ed.) (2014). An Historical Geography of Tourism in Victoria, Australia. Case Studies. Berlin: De Gruyter Open. Retrieved 7 Aug. 2014, from http://www.degruyter.com/view/product/430898, p. 182.〕 The Yawangi people probably enlarged natural hollows in the rocks to form wells that held water even in dry seasons.〔Massola, A. (1969). journey to Aboriginal victoria. Adelaide: Rigby Ltd. p. 11-13〕 Explorer Matthew Flinders was the first European to visit the You Yangs. On 1 May 1802, he and three of his men climbed to the highest point.〔 , entry for 1 May 1802 〕〔(Parks Victoria: You Yangs Regional Park page )〕 He named it "Station Peak"〔(Australian Historical Markers )〕 but the name was changed in 1912 to "Flinders Peak" in his honour.〔(Matthew Flinders Memorial You Yangs )〕 The You Yangs have always attracted artists to paint them and feature most strongly in works by one of Australia's greatest artists, Fred Williams. Williams spent long periods developing his ''plein air'' representations of the You Yangs, and these have now become classics of Australian art — rugged, dramatic, yet sparse in their imagery — unquestionably of the Australian bush. 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「You Yangs」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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