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Mount Dom Dom
The summit of Mount Dom Dom viewed from Dom Dom saddle
Elevation	740 metres (2,427 feet)
Location	Victoria, Australia
Range	Great Dividing Range
Coordinates	37°59′S, 145°66′E
First ascent	Unknown
Easiest route	Hike up from Dom Dom saddle

Mount Dom Dom (37°59′S, 145°66′E) is a mountain (elevation metres) in Victoria, Australia 65 km from Melbourne. In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A mountain range is a chain of Mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by passes or valleys The Great Dividing Range, also known as the Eastern Highlands, is Australia 's most substantial Mountain range. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. In Climbing, a first ascent (FA is the first modern recorded climb to reach the top of a Mountain, or the first to follow a particular Climbing route A climbing route is a path by which a climber reaches the top of a Mountain, rock or ice wall For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3

Mount Dom Dom was the site of a plane crash involving a Cessna 210 aircraft on June 18, 1974 during stormy weather. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ^[1]

An extensive search was conducted by Victoria police, emergency services (including the SES and CFA) and volunteers (including BSAR) on and around Mount Dom Dom over five days for a hiker who went missing on Sunday March 23, 2008. Victoria Police is the primary Law enforcement agency of Victoria, Australia. A State Emergency Service is an Australian volunteer organisation that provides emergency help during and after declared (natural or otherwise disasters History CFA operates under the Country Fire Authority Act of 1958 its amendments and Regulations Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common ^[2]

BSAR searchers at Mount Dom Dom

The summit of Mount Dom Dom is most easily accessed by following the Dom Dom Road (a vehicle track) from Dom Dom saddle then ascending an ill-defined walking track north from the Dom Dom Road to the summit.

References

^ Mt Dom Dom, Vic: Light Aircraft Crash
^ Search continues for lost hiker, The Age, March 27, 2008

The Age is a Broadsheet daily Newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854

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