Browns Mountain

Browns Mountain
Summit depth 480 m
Height 133 m
Location
Location South-west Pacific Ocean, near Sydney
Coordinates 34°01′51″S 151°40′14″E / 34.03083°S 151.67056°E / -34.03083; 151.67056Coordinates: 34°01′51″S 151°40′14″E / 34.03083°S 151.67056°E / -34.03083; 151.67056
Country Australia

Browns Mountain, also sometimes spelt Brown's Mountain, is a small submarine mountain – a seamount – lying in the south-western Pacific Ocean 38 km off the coast of New South Wales, Australia, about 50 km east of the city of Sydney. The waters around the seamount are about 600 m in depth, while the mountain itself rises some 133 m above the sea floor. It is a popular site for commercial and recreational fishing.[1][2]

It got its name from Ernie Brown, the popular local Sydney fisherman who discovered it.

References

  1. ↑ Hestelow, Andrew. "Deepwater Fishing Brown's Mountain" (PDF). The Boat Mag. Downrigger Shop. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-04-21. Retrieved 2013-12-13.
  2. ↑ "Map of Browns Mountain, NSW". Bonzle.com. Retrieved 2013-12-13.


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