Marine Geology of Cape York Peninsula Coastal Waters, 1992-1993

AGSO marine surveys cover a 1,000 km section of the Cape York Peninsula inner shelf between Weipa and Cape Flattery. The data was collected in 1992/1993 as part of the Cape York Land Use Strategy Project, a joint Commonwealth and Queensland Government initiative. It summarizes results from surveys of shallow coastal waters to assess the natural resources of the region.

Use Cases

• Map seabed geology based on marine survey data mentioned in the description
• Assess coastal natural resources for land-use planning based on the CYPLUS project scope
• Analyze inner shelf characteristics along a 1,000 km coastline section between Weipa and Cape Flattery

Strengths

• Covers a 1,000 km section of coastline
• Produced by the Australian Geological Survey Organisation (AGSO) as part of a government initiative

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

Collection Method

Surveys of shallow coastal waters completed by AGSO

Time Range

1992-1993

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 07:56:28.483450; freshness should be verified

Geography

Cape York Peninsula inner shelf between Weipa and Cape Flattery, Northern Queensland, Australia