The You Yangs are a series of granite ridges rising as high as 343 meters above the flat, low-lying Werribee Plain in southern Victoria, Australia, about 5 kilometers west of the town of Little River, 55 kilometers southwest of central Melbourne and 22 kilometers north of Geelong. The main ridge runs roughly north to south for about 9 kilometers, with a lower ridge extending west for a further 15 kilometers, and much of the range's southern section is protected within the You Yangs Regional Park.
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Much of the southern section of the range is protected in You Yangs Regional Park.
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The You Yangs are a series of granite ridges that rise up to 343 m (1,125 ft) above the flat and low-lying Werribee Plain in southern Victoria, Australia, approximately 5 km (3.1 mi) due west of the rural town of Little River, 55 km (34 mi) southwest of Melbourne CBD and 22 km (14 mi) north of Geelong.
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