- Ikheli: I- Australia, i-Victoria, engamakhilomitha angu-35 empumalanga yeMelbourne;
- Iphuzu eliphakeme kakhulu ngamamitha angu-633 ngaphezulu kwezinga lolwandle.
I-Dandenong Mountains iyihlelo eliphansi lentaba elise-35 km enyakatho yeMelbourne , esifundazweni saseVictoria. Indawo ephakeme kunazo zonke yezintaba i-Dandenong phezulu, ukuphakama kwayo kungamamitha angu-633 ngaphezu kwezilwandle. Izintaba ezivelele zakwaDandenong zinezintaba eziningana zezintaba, ezinqunywe ama-canyons ezakhiwe ngenxa yokukhukhula. Ihlanganisiwe ejwayelekile yokutshala izimila ezishintshashintshayo zezulu, kanye nezihlahla ze-eucalyptus zezintaba nama-ferns amakhulu. Iqhwa kule ndawo kuyinto engavamile, ingawa kanye noma kabili ngonyaka, ikakhulu phakathi kukaJuni no-Okthoba. Ngo-2006, iqhwa lawela uKhisimusi - futhi ngaphandle kokwedlulisa, isipho sangempela esivela ezulwini!
Umlando wezintaba
Ngaphambi kokuvela kuleli zwekazi lababoloni ezintabeni zaseDandenong bahlala abantu besizwe saseWurujeri, abahlali base-Australia basekhaya base-Australia. Ngemuva kwesisekelo sokuhlala kweYurophu yokuqala ebhange laseYarra River, izintaba zaqala ukusetshenziswa njengemthombo oyinhloko wemithi yokwakha. Ngo-1882, iningi lezintaba zathola isimo sepaki, kodwa ukuhamba kwemigwaqo kwaqhubeka ngamazinga ahlukahlukene kwaze kwaba ngawo-1960. Izwe elihle lithandana nabakhileyo emadolobheni azungezile futhi baqala ukuya eholidini. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, izintaba zaseDandenong zaba indawo yokuvakasha ewuthandayo iMelbourne. Abantu abazange baphumule kuphela, kodwa futhi bakha, ngo-1950 kwavela indawo yokuqala yangasese. Ngo-1956, ikakhulukazi emidlalweni yama-Olimpiki eDandenong Mountain, kwakhiwa isiteji sokudlulisela ithelevishini. Ngo-1987, i-Pand Dandenong yathola isimo seNational Park.
I-Dandenong Izintaba ezinsukwini zethu
Njengamanje, amashumi ezinkulungwane zamakhamuzi ahlala njalo ahlala ensimini yezintaba zaseDandenong. Engxenyeni yepaki kazwelonke kunemigwaqo eminingi yokuhamba ngezindawo ezinamazinga ahlukene okunzima (kunezintaba eziphakeme kakhulu). Ipaki ihlukaniswe ezindaweni eziningana zokuhamba: kukhona "i-Sherbrook Forest" lapho ungakondla khona ama-parrots amahle ezandleni zakho, ungakwazi ukukhuphuka cishe "Path of Thousands Steps" noma uthumele i- "Fern Trough". Kusukela kumapulatifomu wokubukela i-panorama enhle yaseMelbourne ivula. Kunesinye isikhangiso epaki - umzila wesitimela omncane. Enye yezitimela ezine ezakhiwe kuhulumeni ekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20, yavalwa ngo-1953 ngenxa yokunyakaza kwe-landslide. Ngo-1962, yavuselelwa, futhi kusukela ngaleso sikhathi ukunyakaza akuyekanga. Ikakhulukazi abavakashela isitimela esincane esincane segijima "U-Puffing Billy" - imodeli encane, yasendulo, isakhiwo se-steam. Emithambekeni yezintaba kukhona izindlu zezivakashi, izivande ezinhle zihlukanisiwe, phakathi kwezinye. Insimu kazwelonke yama-rhododendrons. Indawo enhle kakhulu nemvelo yasendle yenza ipaki libe yindawo yezintandokazi kakhulu ezithandwa yizakhamuzi zaseVictoria.
Ungafika kanjani?
Umgwaqo ngemoto esuka eMelbourne ngeke uthathe isikhathi esingaphezu kwehora, kanye nezintaba zeDandenong zingasetshenziswa ngesitimela (isiteshi se-Upper Ferntree Gully).
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