Australia Victoria Woodend

Hanging Rock

A volcanic formation near Woodend, Victoria, known for its distinctive rock stacks and popularized by the novel and film "Picnic at Hanging Rock."

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The eroded remains of an extinct volcano, the rock is best known as the setting for the novel and subsequent movie and TV series, 'Picnic at Hanging Rock. There has long been speculation that the fictional novel was based in fact, with author Joan Lindsay reportedly inspired by the disappearances of local women in the 1800s. Visitors have claimed that watches and electronic devices malfunction on approaching Hanging Rock, further fuelling the mystery and intrigue surrounding it.

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