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The corroboree frogs are two species of small, poisonous ground dwelling frogs, native to Southern Tablelands of Australia. The two species are the southern corroboree frog and the northern corroboree frog. They are unique among frogs in that they produce their own poison rather than obtain it from their food source as is the case in every other poisonous frog species.
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Gibraltar Peak is a mountain with an elevation of 1,038 metres AHD that is located within the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, approximately 26.4 kilometres from Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory of Australia. Gibraltar Peak is the 45th highest mountain in the Australian Capital Territory. There are two tracks leading up to the summit of the mountain, the longer being 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) and the shorter being 8 kilometres (5.0 mi).
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Gibraltar Hill may refer to:
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Cortinarius jenolanensis is a fungus native to Australia. It was described in 2009 by Alec Wood, from a specimen collected at the Jenolan Caves on 30 April 1988. It has also been recorded from Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve in the Australian Capital Territory.
Corin Forest Mountain Resort is a commercial ski field and tourist destination located in the Tidbinbilla Range, south west of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory. Situated in a mountain ash forest near the Namadgi National Park, in winter, it offers Australia's most northerly lifted ski area, and the closest to the national capital of Canberra. A 1.2 km mountain slide operates in the warmer months.
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- ↑ "Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve Birrigai" (PDF). Government of the Australian Capital Territory. 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ↑ "Landscapes around Canberra - Tidbinbilla" (PDF). Geological Society of Australia . Retrieved 21 November 2020.