Maslin Bay to Aldinga Bay Coastal Cliff Section Geological Site

Address: Sec 799 Esplanade
Suburb: Aldinga BeachMaslin BeachPort Willunga
Allotment No: Sec 799, 801, 802 and Alt 1, 2, 5
Plan No: HP 106000, DP27413, DP 40554, DP 56399
Heritage ID No: 14040
Type of listing: State Heritage Place

 

Description

Approximately 60 hectares in areas, on the foreshore between Maslin Beach and Aldinga Beach, the area contains excellent and rare exposures of the older Cainozoic (up to 65 million years old) sediments of the Adelaide region. Sandy Beach deposits and rock debris from the cliffs above form a shore section about 100m wide with the outcrop about 5km in length. It has been been subject to scientific studies since 1878 and is an important reference area for secondary and tertiary teaching in geology.

For more information contact Heritage South Australia.

 

Photo(s) courtesy of: State Library of South Australia.

Maslin Bay looking south to Aldinga (JPG, 81KB)



Maslin Bay to Aldinga Bay, circa 1910 Maslin Bay to Aldinga Bay, circa 1910 (JPG, 39KB)

Location

Sec 799 Esplanade, Aldinga BeachMaslin BeachPort Willunga 5173  View Map

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