Ridge "Yoo-Yangs" is a series of granite ridges, towering at 364 meters above the plain look no further than 22 km from Geelong. The main ridge stretches from North to South and 9 km, Most of the southern spurs of the mountain range is part of regional Park Yoo-Yangs". The popular notion that Yoo-Angus is the remains of a volcano, not true. Actually, the ridge is a solidified magma, but erupted from the earth about 365 million years ago.

On the territory of the ridges is home to about 200 species of birds have different kinds of present time, Kookaburra, white-winged larks, crested titmouse, purple parrots, and others. Among the animals you can meet mountain kangaroo, flying squirrels, opossums, and koalas. In the nearby nature reserve Serendip" works research center, which is engaged in the breeding of endangered species extinction of wildlife in Victoria, for example, the Australian bustard.

Despite the low height of 364 feet – the ridge is the dominant part of the landscape and perfectly visible from both Geelong and Melbourne, located a little further. The hills to the North of Yu-Yangs are a testing ground of the Australian branch of the Ford plant.

Landmark of Nazca ridge is the giant ground drawing, built by Australian artist Andrew Rogers in recognition of the aboriginal people who lived in those places. The figure shows Bangil is a mythical creature from the beliefs of the aboriginal tribe "watering". The wingspan of Bandila – 100 meters. To create this picture the artist took 1,500 tons of stones.

The name of the ridge Yoo-Yangs is derived from the aboriginal phrase "wurde young" or "Jude Yang", which means "big mountain in the middle of the plain". Aborigines used the holes in the stones as a kind of wells to collect water. The first European who Yoo-Yangs, was the Explorer Matthew Flinders, in 1802, climbed the highest peak of the range. He called his station peak, but in 1912 the name was changed to Flinders peak in his honor.

Yu-Yangs always attracted artists, but the special impact they have had on the work of one of the greatest painters of Australia - Fred Williams. He has spent many years on trips to these places to capture Yoo-Langs. Today these paintings are considered classics of Australian art.