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'''Mount Conner''', also known as '''Attila''' and '''Artilla''', is a [[mountain]] located in the southwest corner of the [[Northern Territory of Australia]], {{convert|75|km|mi|0}} southeast of [[Lake Amadeus]], near the locality of [[Petermann, Northern Territory|Petermann]]<ref name="NT-placenames"/> and within the [[Curtin Springs|Curtin Springs cattle station]] in [[Pitjantjatjara]] country,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.samemory.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=1301&startRow=13|title=Central Australia, 1940|work=SA Memory|date=29 October 2009|accessdate=19 September 2015|publisher=[[State Library of South Australia]]}}</ref> |
'''Mount Conner''', also known as '''Attila''' and '''Artilla''', is a [[mountain]] located in the southwest corner of the [[Northern Territory of Australia]], {{convert|75|km|mi|0}} southeast of [[Lake Amadeus]], near the locality of [[Petermann, Northern Territory|Petermann]]<ref name="NT-placenames"/> and within the [[Curtin Springs|Curtin Springs cattle station]] in [[Pitjantjatjara]] country,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.samemory.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=1301&startRow=13|title=Central Australia, 1940|work=SA Memory|date=29 October 2009|accessdate=19 September 2015|publisher=[[State Library of South Australia]]}}</ref> close to the site of the Kungkarangkalpa (Seven Sisters) [[Dreaming (Australian Aboriginal art)|Dreaming]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aboriginalartandculture.wordpress.com/2013/03/24/seven-sisters-dreaming/|title=Seven Sisters Dreaming|date=24 March 2014|accessdate=19 September 2015}}</ref> Its height reaches {{convert|859|m|ft|0}} above sea level and {{convert|300|m|ft|0}} above ground level.<ref name="EB2011">{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/133031/Mount-Conner |title=Mount Conner |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica Online |publisher=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]] |year=2011}}</ref> |
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==Geology== |
==Geology== |
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| Mount Conner | |
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 Mount Conner seen from the road to Uluru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 859 m (2,818 ft)AHD |
| Coordinates | 25°29′34″S 131°53′52″E / 25.492807°S 131.897828°E[1] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | M. L. Conner |
| Geography | |
  Mount Conner Location in the Northern Territory | |
| Location | Petermann, Northern Territory,[1] Australia |
Mount Conner, also known as Attila and Artilla, is a mountain located in the southwest corner of the Northern Territory of Australia, 75 kilometres (47 mi) southeast of Lake Amadeus, near the locality of Petermann[1] and within the Curtin Springs cattle station in Pitjantjatjara country,[2] close to the site of the Kungkarangkalpa (Seven Sisters) Dreaming.[3] Its height reaches 859 metres (2,818 ft) above sea level and 300 metres (984 ft) above ground level.[4]
Geology
The sides of Mount Conner are also blanketed by scree (talus) and its top is blanketed by colluvium. The base of Mount Conner is surrounded by alluvium.[5][6][7]
The summit of Mount Conner, along with the summits of low domes in the Kata Tjuta complex and summit levels of Uluru, is an erosional remnant of a Cretaceous geomorphic surface. It is considered to a classic example of an inselberg created by erosion of surrounding strata.[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Place Names Register Extract for "Mount Conner"". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "Central Australia, 1940". SA Memory. State Library of South Australia. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Seven Sisters Dreaming". 24 March 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Mount Conner". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica. 2011.
- ^ Young, DN, N Duncan, A Camacho, PA Ferenczi, and TLA Madigan (2002a) Ayers Rock, SG 52-8 map, 1:250 000 Geological Series (Second Edition), Northern Territory Geological Survey. scale 1:250 000, Darwin, Northern Territory Geological Survey, Australia.
- ^ Young, DN, N Duncan, A Camacho, PA Ferenczi, and TLA Madigan (2002b) Ayers Rock, SG 52-8 Explanatory Text, 1:250 000 Geological Series (Second Edition). scale 1:250 000, Darwin, Northern Territory Geological Survey, Australia.
- ^ Edgoose, CJ (2012) The Amadeus Basin, central Australia. Episodes. 35(1):257-263.
- ^ Twidale, C.R. (2007) Ancient Australian Landscapes. Rosenberg Publishing, Kenthurst, New South Wales. 144 pp.
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Additional sources
- Ayers Rock Geology Map (Map) (1st ed.). 1:250,000. Sheet SG52-8. Northern Territory Geological Survey. 1967.
- Ayers Rock Geology Map (Map) (2nd ed.). 1:250,000. Sheet SG52-8. Northern Territory Geological Survey. 2002.
- Johnson, David (2004). The Geology of Australia. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-84121-6.
Further reading
- Thompson, R B (1995). A Guide to the Geology and Landforms of Central Australia. Alice Springs: Northern Territory Geological Survey. ISBN 0-7245-2527-0.