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Record Nr.

UNINA9910137102103321

Autore

Bourman Robert P.

Titolo

Coastal landscapes of South Australia / / by Robert P. Bourman, Colin V. Murray-Wallace and Nick Harvey [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

University of Adelaide Press, 2016

Adelaide : , : The University of Adelaide Press, , 2016

ISBN

9781925261219

9781925261226

9781925261202 paperback

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 405 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Open Access e-Books

Knowledge Unlatched

Disciplina

551.4570994

Soggetti

Coasts - Australia - South Australia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 Aug 2017).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

1. Coastal landscapes of South Australia -- 2. The coast of metropolitan Adelaide -- 3. The Fleurieu Peninsula coast -- 4. The River Murray estuary -- 5. The Coorong coastal plain and the Limestone coast -- 6. The northern Gulf St Vincent tidal coastline (the Sapphire coast) -- 7. The Yorke Peninsula coastline -- 8. The northern Spencer Gulf coast -- 9. The Gulf coast of Eyre Peninsula -- 10. The Bight coast : West coast of Eyre Peninsula -- 11. Kangaroo Island -- 12. Explaining the coastal landscapes of South Australia : a synthesis.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a landmark study into the variable character of the South Australian coast and its long-term evolution.