The global geoheritage significance of the Kimberley coast, Western Australia

Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 57-88

  Brocx, M ^a   Semeniuk, V ^b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b V and C Semeniuk Research Group   (Australia)

Author keywords

Geoheritage; Kimberley coast; Macrotidal; Proterozoic rocks; Ria coast; Tropical coast

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL FAN; ARCHIPELAGO; BASALT; CLIFF; COASTAL SEDIMENT; COASTAL ZONE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LITHOLOGY; OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC; REGIONAL GEOLOGY; RIA; ROCKY SHORE; SANDSTONE; TEMPESTITE; TIDAL FLAT; TROPICAL REGION;

AUSTRALIA; KIMBERLEY [WESTERN AUSTRALIA]; KIMBERLEY BASIN; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 84857461676     PISSN: 0035922X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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