Kings Canyon upstream from the Garden of Eden. The canyon's escarpments consist mainly of the aeolian Mereenie sandstone overlaying the older and more erodible Carmichael Sandstone. Some parts of the canyon bottom support lush riverine vegetation.

Keywords

fluvial erosion, fluvial processes, oasis, riverine vegetation, sedimentary rocks, Zonobiome III

Created

Thursday 23 August 2012 by Martin Mergili in Australia and Oceania / Australia | Northern Territory (4564 visits)