Seabed Mapping & Characterisation
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Updated: 1 May 2008
Gulf of Carpentaria Reefs
Geoscience Australia discovered a new coral reef province in the Gulf of Carpentaria during
seabed mapping surveys carried out in 2003 and 2005 aboard the RV Southern Surveyor. The reefs
are located along the southern part of the Gulf and are submerged 20-30 metres below sea level,
making them invisible to satellites or air photography. Their existence was revealed using
multibeam sonar mapping, underwater video and core sampling. Watch the movie to get the whole story.
The Carpentaria Reefs movie
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Publications
Details of this research may be found in the following publications.
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A new coral reef province in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia: colonisation, growth and submergence during the early Holocene.
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2008
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Harris, P.T., Heap, A.D., Marshall, J.F., McCulloch, M.T.
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Paper
Marine Geology 207, 185-191
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View abstract & download PDF from Science Direct website
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Submerged coral reefs and benthic habitats of the southern Gulf of Carpentaria.
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2007
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Harris, P.T., Heap, A., Marshall, J.F., Hemer, M., Daniell, J., Hancock, A., Buchanan, C., Sbaffi, L., Brewer, D., Heales, D.
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GA Report
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View abstract & download PDF from GA product database
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Geoscience Australia Survey 238 post-cruise report: Sources and sinks of terrigenous sediments in the southern Gulf of Carpentaria - RV Southern Surveyor 04/2003, May-June 2003.
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2006
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Heap, A.D., Harris, P.T., Passlow, V., Wassenberg, T., Hughes, M., Sbaffi, L., Mathews, E., Fellows, M., Fountain, L., Porter-Smith, R., Daniell, J., Buchanan, C., Robertson, L.
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GA Report
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View abstract & download PDF from GA product database
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Submerged coral reefs in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia.
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2004
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Harris, P.T., Heap, A.D., Wassenberg, T., Passlow, V.
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Marine Geology
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View abstract & download PDF from Science Direct website
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