Earth:Mount Fox (Queensland)
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Short description: Mountain in Queensland, Australia
| Mount Fox | |
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 Mount Fox crater | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 120 m (390 ft) |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 18°50′30.65″S 145°48′17.45″E / 18.8418472°S 145.8048472°E |
| Geography | |
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| Geology | |
| Age of rock | 560,000 years |
| Mountain type | dormant volcano |
Mount Fox is a dormant volcano located in the locality of Mount Fox, 50 km west of Ingham, Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia. Mount Fox has a shallow crater and a lava flow that extends away from the southern base of the cone. The cone lies on basaltic lava flows that are 23.6 million years old. Mount Fox is famous for its volcanic crater, which was formed 100,000 years ago by a volcanic eruption.
See also
- List of volcanoes in Australia
References
- Volcano Image Gallery: Mount Fox, Geoscience Australia
External links
- VolcanoWorld at Oregonstate
- "Fox". Smithsonian Institution. https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=259805.
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