Bathymetry Flythrough of the Australian Continental Margin

Australian Ocean Data Network provides a video flythrough visualizing the bathymetry of the Australian continental margin, excluding the northern region. The product highlights specific geological features including the Exmouth Plateau, Perth Canyon, Murray Canyons, NSW Slope, and Great Barrier Reef. Gridded bathymetry data incorporated into the visualization was sourced from Geoscience Australia and James Cook University.

Use Cases

• Analyze the geomorphological structure of the Exmouth Plateau and Murray Canyons from visual bathymetry data.
• Compare the scale and features of the Perth Canyon with the NSW Slope using the video flythrough.
• Study the bathymetric context of the Great Barrier Reef region for marine habitat mapping.

Strengths

• Visualizes multiple major geological features of the Australian margin.
• Integrates gridded bathymetry data from authoritative sources Geoscience Australia and James Cook University.

Limitations

• Dataset scope excludes the northern Australian margin, limiting geographic completeness.
• Primary data is a rendered video, not raw gridded data files, restricting quantitative analysis.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, Geoscience Australia, James Cook University.

Collection Method

Visualization created from gridded bathymetry data.

Time Range

Snapshot from 2012.

Freshness

Last updated in April 2026.

Geography

Australian continental margin (excluding the northern margin).