Print Email Facebook Twitter Reconstruction of sea level history during the middle Holocene at the Leschenault Peninsula, Westem Australia Title Reconstruction of sea level history during the middle Holocene at the Leschenault Peninsula, Westem Australia Author Tonk, A. Withagen, A. Corporate name Utrecht UniversityThe university of Western Australia Project Molengraaff Fonds Date 1999 Abstract At the Leschenault Peninsula, a reconstructed sea level curve showed a maximum sea level of 3 to 4 m above the present mean sea level during the middle Holocene. This did not agree with other sea level curves along the Western Australian coast, which were lower at that period. It was assumed that local tectonic uplift could be a reason for this difference. In this report, a sea level curve for the Leschenault Peninsula is reconstructed. Shells are dated using C-analysis. The results show that the maximum found sea level was approximately 2.8 m above mean present sea level. Other factors than tectonic uplift could also contribute to this reconstructed sea level high stand, like reworking of shells and periods of higher storminesh. To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:637c1e50-eae8-4a5b-9d44-b06ad473a589 Publisher Utrecht University Part of collection Geoscience Reports Document type report Rights (c) A. Tonk: A. Withagen Files PDF Tonk-Withagen (1999).pdf 1.69 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:637c1e50-eae8-4a5b-9d44-b06ad473a589/datastream/OBJ/view