| Dripstone New South Wales | |
|---|---|
  Dripstone Location in New South Wales | |
| Coordinates | 32°38′45″S148°59′27″E / 32.64583°S 148.99083°E Coordinates: 32°38′45″S148°59′27″E / 32.64583°S 148.99083°E |
| Population | 76 (2016) [1] |
| Postcode(s) | 2820 |
| LGA(s) | Dubbo Regional Council |
| County | Gordon |
| Parish | Loombah |
| State electorate(s) | Dubbo |
| Federal Division(s) | Parkes |
Dripstone is a locality in Dubbo Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia.
A helictite is a speleothem found in a limestone cave that changes its axis from the vertical at one or more stages during its growth. Helictites have a curving or angular form that looks as if they were grown in zero gravity. They are most likely the result of capillary forces acting on tiny water droplets, a force often strong enough at this scale to defy gravity.
Dripstone may refer to:
Ayvaini Cave is a show cave situated southeast of Lake Uluabat at the district border between Mustafakemalpaşa and Nilüfer in Bursa, Turkey. The cave has two entrances, one in the village Ayvaköy and the other between the villages Doğanalan and Kazanpınar. It is named after the nearby village Ayvaköy.
The Torrazzo is the bell tower of the Cathedral of Cremona, Lombardy, in northern Italy. At 112.7 metres, it is the third tallest brickwork bell tower in the world, the first being the tower of St. Martin's Church in Landshut, Bavaria, and the second at the Church of Our Lady in Bruges, Belgium. However the Torrazzo is older than the Landshut tower and the Bruges tower, and it is the oldest brick structure taller than 100 m that is still standing.
Velburg is a town in the district of Neumarkt in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 17 km southeast of Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, and 39 km northwest of Regensburg.
Wellington Council was a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. The former area is located adjacent to the Macquarie River and the Mitchell Highway.
Karaca Cave is a network of caves located near the town of Torul in Gümüşhane Province, Turkey.
In architecture, a hood mould, label mould, drip mould or dripstone, is an external moulded projection from a wall over an opening to throw off rainwater. This moulding can be terminated at the side by ornamentation called a label stop.
Casuarina Square, the largest shopping centre in the Northern Territory, is located in Casuarina in Darwin's northern suburbs. The shopping centre is built to the building code for Tropical Cyclones, due to cyclones that sweep through the area such as Cyclone Tracy in 1974.
Tiwi is a northern suburb of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. The suburb is bounded by Trower Road, Henbury Avenue and a coastal strip, separating Casuarina Beach and Lee Point Beach. It is in the Local Government Area of City of Darwin. It is home to Dripstone Middle School.
The Burg Griffen is a castle on a 130m/427 ft-high limestone mountain above the town of Griffen in the Austrian state of Carinthia.
Nakara is a northern suburb of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. The suburb it is bounded by Trower Road, Ellengowen Drive and Dripstone Road. It is in the local government area of City of Darwin. The suburb is mostly residential.
Alawa is a northern suburb of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. It is bounded by Trower and Dripstone Roads, Lakeside Drive and the Rapid Creek. It is in the local government area of City of Darwin.
The Cisterns is a museum in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Cisterns is an integral part of the Frederiksberg Museums (Frederiksbergmuseerne) acting as a venue for art exhibitions and other events where the singularity of its architecture and atmosphere remains a core attraction.
The Iberg Dripstone Cave is a public cave and geology museum in southern Lower Saxony near Bad Grund, Germany. It is located on the western edge of the Harz mountains in the 563-metre-high (1,847 ft) Iberg mountain at a height of 440 metres (1,440 ft) above sea level in the chalk of an upper Devonian atoll reef. The actual dripstone cave is 123 metres long. With its 78-metre-long (256 ft) Captain Spatzier Gallery, the Yellow Climb and two other caverns, the total length of the cave is 300 metres (980 ft).
George William Francis Althofer (1903–1993) was an Australian botanist, nurseryman, author and poet, with a special interest in the mint-bush genus Prostanthera as well as other Australian native plants, who founded the Burrendong Botanic Garden and Arboretum.
Gilindire Cave, also known as Aynalıgöl Cave, is a cave in Aydıncık, Mersin, southern Turkey. It was discovered by a shepherd in 1999. Gilindire was the former name of the town Aydıncık until 1965.
A Stalagnate or pillar or sinter column is a column from the ceiling to the floor of a limestone cave. It is formed when a stalactite and a stalagmite meet or when a stalactite reaches the floor of the cave. Stalagnates are the late stage of stalactites and stalagmites.
The Dubbo Regional Council is a local government area located in the Central West and Orana regions of New South Wales, Australia. The council was formed on 12 May 2016 through a merger of the City of Dubbo and Wellington Council. Originally named Western Plains Regional Council, the name was changed to Dubbo Regional Council on 7 September 2016.
Orielton Homestead is an estate of historic significance and is in the Macarthur Region of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Located on the corner of Governor Drive and The Northern Road, it is within the ground of Harrington Grove which part of the overall Harrington Park estate. Orielton have been restored to its magnificent glory thanks to Harrington Estates who have developed the surrounding suburbs on behalf of the trust of Lady Mary Fairfax. The three-year restoration project has been a delicate process and a highly skilled team has recaptured the home's historical sentiment.
