Great Artesian Basin Geomorphology Features by Depositional Environment

Geomorphological features of the Great Artesian Basin, including offshore extents beneath the Gulf of Carpentaria. The dataset classifies features into five categories based on depositional environment: Marine, Fluvial, Aeolian, Playa-lacustrine, and Erosional terrain. It was produced by Geoscience Australia and is available via the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Map depositional environments based on the five geomorphological categories.
• Analyze the offshore extent of the basin beneath the Gulf of Carpentaria.
• Study the relationship between geomorphology and hydrogeology in the Great Artesian Basin.

Strengths

• Provides a classification of geomorphological features into five distinct depositional environment categories.
• Includes offshore extents of the basin beneath the Gulf of Carpentaria.
• Is associated with a published Hydrogeological Atlas and other referenced scientific records.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 04:42:54.790538; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Great Artesian Basin, Australia, including offshore extents beneath the Gulf of Carpentaria.