Gabal Edmonstone

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Gabal 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.

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

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