Gabal Edmonstone

25°40′0.8″N 28°42′9.0″EGabal 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.

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

References

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