Marine Geology of the Cape York Peninsula Inner Shelf, 1992-1993

The Australian Geological Survey Organisation (AGSO) conducted marine surveys in 1992/1993 as part of the Cape York Land Use Strategy Project (CYPLUS). The data covers a 1,000 km section of the Cape York Peninsula inner shelf between Weipa and Cape Flattery. The report summarises the results of these surveys, which aimed to assess the natural resources of the region.

Use Cases

• Map seabed composition and morphology based on marine survey data.
• Assess coastal natural resources for land-use planning based on the CYPLUS project goals.
• Analyze geological features of the inner shelf along a 1,000 km coastline.
• Study sediment distribution patterns in shallow coastal waters.

Strengths

• Data collected by a national geological survey organization (AGSO).
• Covers a significant geographic area of 1,000 km of coastline.
• Part of a formal government initiative (CYPLUS) for resource assessment.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data format is PDF/HTML, which may require extraction for computational analysis.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Surveys of shallow coastal waters completed by AGSO.

Time Range

1992-1993

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 03:33:16.007002; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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