Gabal Edmonstone

This astronaut photo of Gabal Edmonstone has been processed to enhance color variations in the various rock and soil units (more information).

25°40′01″N 28°42′09″E / 25.6669°N 28.7025°E / 25.6669; 28.7025Gabal Edmonstone is a flat-topped mesa located near the Dakhla Oasis south of Cairo, Egypt. It is a remnant of an eroding scarp that extends for over 200 kilometers (120 mi) east-southeast to west-northwest. The flat caprock of both the scarp and Mount Edmonstone is chalky limestone underlain by fossil-bearing shale and fine-grained sedimentary rocks.

References

  • "Gebel Edmonstone, Egypt". NASA Earth Observatory. Archived from the original on 2006-10-01. Retrieved 2006-05-19.
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