Coastal Hazards Review for South West Western Australia

A regional review of coastal hazards along the south-west coast of Western Australia. The description details the geological composition of limestone headlands and the coastal processes, such as wind and water erosion, that make cliffs susceptible to collapse. It references a specific fatal rockfall event at Huzzas Beach, Gracetown, on 27 September 1996.

Use Cases

• Assess geological risk for coastal infrastructure based on descriptions of limestone headlands and cliff instability.
• Model coastal erosion processes based on factors like wind, water erosion, salt crystallisation, and carbonate dissolution.
• Study historical hazard impacts based on the documented 1996 rockfall event at Huzzas Beach.

Strengths

• Description provides specific geological context for the south-west coast of Western Australia.
• References a concrete historical event (rockfall at Huzzas Beach, Gracetown, on 27 September 1996).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-27 19:55:14.192761; freshness should be verified

Geography

South-west coast of Western Australia