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Great Artesian Basin - Geomorphology

Created 11/01/2026

Updated 11/01/2026

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This dataset classifies the geomorphological features of the GAB and includes the offshore extents of the GAB beneath the Gulf of Carpentaria. The geomorphological classifications are grouped into the following categories based on depositional environment; A: Marine B: Fluvial C: Aeolian D: Playa-lacustrine and, E: Erosional terrain.

This dataset and associated metadata can be obtained from www.ga.gov.au, using catalogue number 81673.

REFERENCES: Ransley, T., Radke, B., Feitz, A., Kellett, J., Owens, R., Bell, J. and Stewart, G., 2015. Hydrogeological Atlas of the Great Artesian Basin. Geoscience Australia. Canberra. [available from www.ga.gov.au using catalogue number 79790]

Harris et al., 2007 Submerged coral reefs and benthic habitats of the southern Gulf of Carpentaria. Geoscience Australia Record 2007/02

Heap et al., 2006 Sources and sinks of terrigenous sediments in the Southern Gulf of Carpentaria. Geoscience Australia Record 2006/11.

Reeves, J.M., Chivas, A.R., Garcia, A., Holt, S., Couapel, M.J.J., Jones, B.G., Cendon, D.I. and Fink, D., 2008 The sedimentary record of palaeoenvironments and sea-level change in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia, through the last glacial cycle. Quaternary International 183 (2008), 3-22.

Harris, P.T., Heap, A.D., Marshall, J.F.,and McCulloch, M., 2008 A new coral reef province in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia: Colonisation, growth and submergence during the early Holocene. Marine Geology 151, 85-97.

Whiteway, T., 2009. Australian Bathymetry and Topography Grid, June 2009. Scale 1:5000000. Geoscience Australia, Canberra.http://dx.doi.org/10.4225/25/53D99B6581B9A

Gallant, J, Wilson, N, Dowling, T, Read, A, Inskeep, C., 2011. SRTM-derived 3 Second Digital Elevation Models Version 1.0. Geoscience Australia, Canberra.

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Field Value
Title Great Artesian Basin - Geomorphology
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/05c93a03-7604-4989-b890-c3c322b5d0e4
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
clientservices@ga.gov.au
Reference Period 20/04/2018
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Great Artesian Basin - Geomorphology". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/great-artesian-basin-geomorphology3