Bunda Cliffs
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Bunda Cliffs are dramatic, sheer limestone sea cliffs along the remote southern coast of Australia, forming one of the most striking natural features of the Great Australian Bight.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bunda Cliffs canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal landform
ⓘ
natural feature ⓘ sea cliff ⓘ |
| accessibleVia | Eyre Highway ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | southern right whale calving grounds at Head of Bight ⓘ |
| border |
Great Australian Bight Marine National Park (South Australia)
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Australian Bight Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters)
|
| cliffType | marine erosion cliff ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid coastal ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | partly within protected areas ⓘ |
| continent | Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | up to about 120 metres ⓘ |
| extendsBetween | Head of Bight and near Western Australia border ⓘ |
| faces | Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| formedBy |
marine erosion
ⓘ
wave action ⓘ |
| formsEdgeOf |
Nullarbor Plain
ⓘ
surface form:
Nullarbor Plateau
|
| geologicalAge |
Cenozoic
ⓘ
Tertiary ⓘ |
| geologicalComposition | limestone ⓘ |
| hasFeature | near-vertical cliff faces ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
strong coastal winds
ⓘ
unfenced cliff edges ⓘ |
| hasVegetation | sparse coastal shrubland on plateau ⓘ |
| hasViewpoint |
Head of Bight
ⓘ
Nullarbor Roadhouse lookouts ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Great Escarpment of southern Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Bunda Plateau escarpment
|
| knownFor |
continuous vertical sea cliffs
ⓘ
dramatic sheer drop to the sea ⓘ remote coastal scenery ⓘ whale watching opportunities ⓘ |
| length | over 100 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Great Australian Bight
ⓘ
South Australia ⓘ Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Australia ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | English ⓘ |
| near |
Nullarbor National Park
ⓘ
Yalata Indigenous Protected Area ⓘ |
| orientation | east–west ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eyre Peninsula
ⓘ
surface form:
Eyre Peninsula region
Nullarbor Plain ⓘ |
| region | Far West Coast of South Australia ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
photography
ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ whale watching ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.