Nullarbor Plain sea cliffs
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The Nullarbor Plain sea cliffs are towering, near-continuous limestone coastal escarpments forming one of the world’s longest uninterrupted cliff lines along Australia’s southern coast.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nullarbor Plain | 2 |
| Nullarbor Plain sea cliffs canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal cliff system
ⓘ
limestone escarpment ⓘ natural geographic feature ⓘ |
| accessibleFrom | Eyre Highway ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Nullarbor Plain
ⓘ
surface form:
Nullarbor Plain karst plateau
Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| age | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| biodiversityContext |
adjacent marine ecosystem of the Great Australian Bight
ⓘ
habitat for seabirds ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid to arid ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | partly within protected areas of the Great Australian Bight region ⓘ |
| continent | Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| environmentType | arid coastal environment ⓘ |
| erosionType | wave-cut cliffs ⓘ |
| faces | Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| forms | near-continuous coastal escarpment ⓘ |
| geologicalComposition | limestone ⓘ |
| geologicalFormationType | karst landscape feature ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalSignificance | exposure of Nullarbor Limestone ⓘ |
| hasScenicSignificance | iconic Australian coastal landscape ⓘ |
| hasViewpoint | lookouts along Eyre Highway ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dramatic vertical drop to the ocean
ⓘ
remote and sparsely populated coastline ⓘ |
| length | hundreds of kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Great Australian Bight
ⓘ
southern coast of Australia ⓘ |
| locatedInState |
South Australia
ⓘ
Western Australia ⓘ |
| locatedOn | coast of the Great Australian Bight ⓘ |
| maximumHeight | approximately 120 metres ⓘ |
| minimumHeight | approximately 60 metres ⓘ |
| nearbySettlementDensity | very low ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the world’s longest uninterrupted cliff lines ⓘ |
| orientation | east–west ⓘ |
| overlooks | Great Australian Bight ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nullarbor Plain
ⓘ
southern Australian coastline ⓘ |
| primaryProcessOfFormation |
marine erosion
ⓘ
tectonic uplift ⓘ |
| safetyConcern | sheer drop-offs and unstable edges ⓘ |
| surfaceRock | limestone ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
scenic viewing
ⓘ
whale watching ⓘ |
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Nullarbor Plain
this entity surface form:
Nullarbor Plain