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Mount Nansen (Yukon)

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Parent peak
  
Victoria Mountain

Parent range
  
Dawson Range

Mountain type
  
Stratovolcano

Prominence
  
532 m

Location
  
Yukon, Canada

Topo map
  
NTS 115J/03

Elevation
  
1,827 m

Age of rock
  
Late Cretaceous

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Mount Nansen is a deeply eroded Mid-Cretaceous stratovolcano located 53 km (33 mi) west of Carmacks and 10 km (6.2 mi) 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.

Map of Mount Nansen, Yukon, Unorganized, Yukon, Canada

References

Mount Nansen (Yukon) Wikipedia