Pinnacles / Ken McNamara.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McNamara, Ken.

Series:

Factfocus

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Landforms--Australia--Western Australia.

Landforms.

Limestone--Australia--Western Australia.

Limestone.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (68 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Welshpool : Western Australian Museum, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

On the coast north of Perth is one of the most unusual landscapes in all Australia - the Pinnacles Desert. Out of the bare, yellow, shifting sands rise thousands of huge, limestone pillars. Massive and immobile in such a stark landscape, these grotesquely sculptured stone columns look as if they have stood for ages. What exactly are pinnacles? How did they form? What natural processes were able to create such spectacular structures: And what can they tell us about the evolution of the coastal scenery of this part of Australia? This beautifully illustrated book addresses all these questions in

Contents:

Introduction; Location of the Pinnacles Desert; The Tamala Limestone; Ancient Dunes; Fossil Soils; Fossil Shells and Skulls; Formation of the Pinnacles; Other Pinnacles; Age of the Pinnacles; Acknowledgements; Glossary; Further Information

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-920843-83-3

OCLC:

854973346