The range runs parallel with the coast[2] about 170 kilometres (106 mi) west of Mackay[1] and has an average elevation of 355 metres (1,165 ft).[3] It is composed of a series of rugged hills with folded granite and granodiorite. The age of the rocks vary from Ordovician (490 to 434 million years) to Late Carboniferous (325 to 298 million years). These are interspersed with areas of volcanic rhyolite of the Cambrian Period (545 to 490 million years) at the southern edge.[4]
leichhardt, range, part, great, dividing, range, mountain, range, located, north, queensland, australia, leichhardtleichhardtlocation, queenslandnamingetymologyludwig, leichhardt, geographycountryaustraliastatequeenslandrange, coordinates20, 05389, 92667, 0538. The Leichhardt Range part of the Great Dividing Range is a mountain range located in North Queensland Australia LeichhardtLeichhardtLocation of the Leichhardt Range in QueenslandNamingEtymologyLudwig Leichhardt 1 GeographyCountryAustraliaStateQueenslandRange coordinates20 03 14 S 146 55 36 E 20 05389 S 146 92667 E 20 05389 146 92667GeologyAge of rockOrdovician to Late CarboniferousType of rockGranite The range runs parallel with the coast 2 about 170 kilometres 106 mi west of Mackay 1 and has an average elevation of 355 metres 1 165 ft 3 It is composed of a series of rugged hills with folded granite and granodiorite The age of the rocks vary from Ordovician 490 to 434 million years to Late Carboniferous 325 to 298 million years These are interspersed with areas of volcanic rhyolite of the Cambrian Period 545 to 490 million years at the southern edge 4 The range is named after the explorer Ludwig Leichhardt 1 See also edit nbsp Queensland portal nbsp Mountains portal List of mountains in QueenslandReferences edit a b c Names Ludwig Leichhardt German Australia Retrieved 19 October 2014 Loos N A 1970 The Land and its people before European intrusion PDF Retrieved 19 October 2014 Leichhardt Range Australian Geographic Locations Retrieved 19 October 2014 20 S 147 E Burdekin Queensland by Degrees Royal Geographic Society of Queensland 2009 Retrieved 19 October 2014 This North Queensland geography article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leichhardt Range amp oldid 962131859, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
