| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
1. Coastal landscapes of South Australia -- 2. The coast of metropolitan Adelaide -- 3. The Fleurieu Peninsula coast -- 4. The River Murray estuary -- 5. The Coorong coastal plain and the Limestone coast -- 6. The northern Gulf St Vincent tidal coastline (the Sapphire coast) -- 7. The Yorke Peninsula coastline -- 8. The northern Spencer Gulf coast -- 9. The Gulf coast of Eyre Peninsula -- 10. The Bight coast : West coast of Eyre Peninsula -- 11. Kangaroo Island -- 12. Explaining the coastal landscapes of South Australia : a synthesis |
| Summary |
This book aims to assist people in interpreting coastal landforms in South Australia, revealing how the coast has evolved and is continuing to do so under the influences of a range of processes acting upon a variety of geological settings. South Australian coastal landforms include cliffs, rocky outcrops and shore platforms, mangrove woodlands, mudflats, estuaries, extensive sandy beaches, coastal dunes and coastal barrier systems, as well as numerous near-shore reefs and islands. Geologically, the South Australian coast is very young, having evolved over only 1% of geological time, during the past 43 million years since the separation of Australia and Antarctica. It is also very dynamic, with the current shoreline position having been established from only 7000 years ago. This book is a landmark study into the variable character of the South Australian coast and its long-term evolution |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on August 3, 2017) |
| Subject |
Coasts -- Australia -- South Australia
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Geology -- Australia -- South Australia
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geology.
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Coasts
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Geology
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South Australia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Murray-Wallace, Colin V., author.
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Harvey, Nick, 1952- author.
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| ISBN |
9781925261219 |
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1925261212 |
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