geo.wikisort.org - Mountains

The Selwyn Range (also known as the Isa Highlands) is a rugged mountain range near Mount Isa and Cloncurry in north-west Queensland, Australia, composed largely of Proterozoic metamorphic rocks. It is drained in the north by the Williams and Fullarton rivers, which run into the Gulf of Carpentaria, and in the south by the McKinlay River and its tributary, Boorama Creek which drain also into the Gulf of Carpentaria. The area is heavily mineralised, containing copper, gold, lead, and zinc, and is important for mining.

For the Selwyn Range in the Canadian Rockies, see: Selwyn Range (Canada). Note also the Selwyn Mountains on the border between the Yukon and Northwest Territories in Canada.

Selwyn Range
Selwyn Range Selwyn Range in Australia Map
Highest point
Elevation	435 m (1,427 ft)
Coordinates	21°31′S 140°30′E
Geography
Country	Australia
State	Queensland

The Kalkadoon people are the traditional owners of the land. Kalkatunga (also known as Kalkadoon, Kalkadunga, Kalkatungu) is an Australian Aboriginal language. The Kalkatunga language region is North-West Queensland including the local government areas of the City of Mount Isa.[1]

The climate of the Selwyn Range is tropical, monsoonal and semi-arid, with an erratic, mainly summer, annual rainfall of 380 mm. Vegetation cover is low eucalypt woodland and spinifex grassland.

Notes

References

• Jones, M.R. (2004). Alluvial landscapes of the Maronan area, Cloncurry - McKinlay District, Queensland. CRC LEME Open File Report 129 (abstract)
• Robertson, I.D.M.; & Li Shu. (2003). Eloise Cu-Au deposit, Cloncurry District, Queensland. CRC LEME.
• State of the Environment Queensland 1999 – Inland Waters

На других языках

---

- [en] Selwyn Range (Australia)

---

[fr] Chaîne de Selwyn

La chaîne de Selwyn (Selwyn Range en anglais) est une chaîne de montagnes accidentées située près de Mount Isa et Cloncurry, dans le nord-ouest du Queensland, en Australie. Elle est principalement composée de roches métamorphiques du Protérozoïque. Elle est drainée au nord par les rivières Williams et Fullarton, qui se jettent dans le golfe de Carpentarie et, au sud, par la rivière McKinlay et son affluent, le Boorama Creek, qui se jette également dans le golfe de Carpentarie. La zone est riche en minerais : cuivre, or, plomb et zinc et est une zone importante d'exploitation minière. Elle était autrefois le siège du peuple Kalkadoon.

---

[ru] Селуин (хребет, Австралия)

Селуин (англ. Selwyn Range) — горный хребет, расположенный в северо-западной части австралийского штата Квинсленд. Тянется от Большого Водораздельного хребта до Западно-Австралийского плато. Отделяет бассейн залива Карпентария от бассейна озера Эйр.[1] Сложен преимущественно из метаморфических пород эпохи протерозоя. В северной части хребта находятся истоки рек Уильямс и Фаллартон, впадающих в залив Карпентария, а на юге — реки Мак-Кинлей, также впадающей в залив Карпентария.

---

---