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Seabed morphology and geomorphology of Zeehan Marine Park, south-eastern Australia - Version 1

Created 20/01/2026

Updated 20/01/2026

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This data product contains seabed morphology and geomorphology information for a subset area of Zeehan Marine Park. A nationally consistent seabed geomorphology classification scheme was used to map and classify the distribution of key seabed features. The Zeehan Marine Park seabed morphology and geomorphology maps were derived from a 2 m horizontal resolution bathymetry DEM compiled from a multibeam survey undertaken for Parks Australia by the University of Tasmania.

Semi-automated GIS mapping tools (GA-SaMMT); (Huang et. al., 2022; eCat Record 146832) were applied to a bathymetry digital elevation model (DEM) in a GIS environment (ESRI ArcGIS Pro) to map polygon extents (topographic high, low, and planar) and to quantitatively characterise polygon geometries. Geometric attributes were then used to classify each shape into discrete Morphology Feature types (Dove et. al., 2020; eCat Record 144305). Seabed geomorphology features were interpreted by applying additional datasets and domain knowledge to inform their geomorphic characterisation (Nanson et. al., 2023; eCat Record 147818). Where available, backscatter intensity, seabed imagery, and survey reports supplemented the bathymetry DEM and morphology classifications to inform the geomorphic interpretations.

The data product and classification schema are fully described in the accompanying Data Product Specification.

Dove, D., Nanson, R., Bjarnadóttir, L. R., Guinan, J., Gafeira, J., Post, A., Dolan, Margaret F.J., Stewart, H., Arosio, R., Scott, G. (2020). A two-part seabed geomorphology classification scheme (v.2); Part 1: morphology features glossary. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4075248;

Huang, Z., Nanson, R., Nichol, S. 2022. Geoscience Australia's Semi-automated Morphological Mapping Tools (GA-SaMMT) for Seabed Characterisation. Geoscience Australia, Canberra. https://dx.doi.org/10.26186/146832

Nanson, R., Arosio, R., Gafeira, J., McNeil, M., Dove, D., Bjarnadóttir, L., Dolan, M., Guinan, J., Post, A., Webb, J., Nichol, S. (2023). A two-part seabed geomorphology classification scheme; Part 2: Geomorphology classification framework and glossary (Version 1.0) (1.0). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7804019

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Title Seabed morphology and geomorphology of Zeehan Marine Park, south-eastern Australia - Version 1
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/en/dataset/abe0193d-f793-46aa-8ee8-7c8e1e187363
Contact Point
Geoscience Australia Data
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Reference Period 15/01/2026
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        143.19,
        -39.96
      ],
      [
        143.67,
        -39.96
      ],
      [
        143.67,
        -39.39
      ],
      [
        143.19,
        -39.39
      ],
      [
        143.19,
        -39.96
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
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This dataset was originally found on data.gov.au "Seabed morphology and geomorphology of Zeehan Marine Park, south-eastern Australia - Version 1". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/seabed-morphology-and-geomorphology-of-zeehan-marine-park-south-eastern-australia-version-12