Mount Charter Explained

Mount Charter
Elevation M:514
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:West Coast Range
Map:Australia Tasmania
Map Relief:1
Map Size:280
Location:West Coast, Tasmania, Australia
Volcanic Arc/Belt:Mount Read Volcanics
Last Eruption:500 million years ago
Coordinates:-41.6225°N 145.6756°W

Mount Charter is an extinct volcano located on the West Coast of Tasmania, Australia.

It has an elevation of above sea level.

Geology

Mount Charter was a major shield volcano of the Mount Read Volcanics on Tasmania's West Coast.[2] The last eruption was 500 million years ago.

Zinc mineralization has been identified on the slopes of Mount Charter, however, to date mining has not occurred.

Notes and References

  1. 14626 . Mount Charter, Australia . meters . 3 August 2021.
  2. see Map 1 of...