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Seabed Environments of the Eastern Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, Northern Australia

Created 03/03/2026

Updated 03/03/2026

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A seabed mapping survey over a series of carbonate banks, intervening channels and surrounding sediment plains on the Van Diemen Rise in the eastern Joseph Bonaparte Gulf was completed under a Memorandum of Understanding between Geoscience Australia and the Australian Institute of Marine Sciences. The survey obtained detailed geological (sedimentological, geochemical, geophysical) and biological data for the banks, channels and plains to establish the late-Quaternary evolution of the region and investigate relationships between the physical environment and associated biota for biodiversity prediction. This report provides details of the activities undertaken during the (survey SOL4934), including a list of the samples and data that were collected. The survey was completed between 27 August and 24 September, 2009.

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Title Seabed Environments of the Eastern Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, Northern Australia
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/baa33603-8941-408c-a11e-3b3964711496
Contact Point
Geoscience Australia Data
clientservices@ga.gov.au
Reference Period 30/10/2025
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "Seabed Environments of the Eastern Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, Northern Australia". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/seabed-environments-of-the-eastern-joseph-bonaparte-gulf-northern-australia13