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Guidebook for the Australasian Cave and Karst Management Association Inc.
conference contribution
posted on 2023-05-26, 08:44 authored by Christopher SharplesChristopher SharplesThe north-west region of Tasmania encompasses a wide diversity of landscapes and karst environments. Along a broad coastal hinterland between Devonport and Smithton, rolling hills with extensive basalt soils comprises one of Tasmania's most richly productive agricultural regions. Within this region, Ordovician limestones exposed in some valley floors and flanks show extensive karst development at places such as Gunns Plains and Mole Creek, where three of Tasmania's four show caves are located. Further south towards Cradle Mountain, the same Ordovician limestones outcrop in the highland Vale of Belvoir whose unique moorland landscape is one of Tasmania's few alpine karsts. On the coast at Rocky Cape, another type of cave is exemplified by raised sea caves of Last Interglacial age that were excavated by wave action in quartzite coastal cliffs; these are significant for the evidence they contain of past Aboriginal occupation of this landscape.
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19th Australasian Conference on Cave and Karst ManagementEvent Venue
North-west TasmaniaDate of Event (Start Date)
2011-05-08Date of Event (End Date)
2011-05-13Rights statement
Compiled by Chris Sharples with contributions from: Serena Benjamin, Stephen Blanden, Pat & Tony Culberg, Rolan & Stefan Eberhard, Nic Haygarth, Ian Houshold, Deb Hunter, David Merritt, Greg Middleton, Cathie Plowman, and John Wylie.Repository Status
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