Mount Nansen (Yukon)
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Mount Nansen | |
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Highest point | |
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Geography | |
Location | Yukon, Canada |
Topo map | NTS 115J/03 |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Late Cretaceous |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Mount Nansen is a deeply eroded Mid-Cretaceous stratovolcano located 53 kilometers west of Carmacks and 10 kilometers west of Victoria Mountain in the central Yukon, Canada. It consists of rhyolite, dacite, andesite flows, breccias and tuff. Mount Nansen was formed during subducting under North America during the Mid-Cretaceous.
See also
External links
- Mount Nansen in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
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