Your gateway to a wide range of natural resources information and associated maps

Victorian Resources Online

  1. Victorian Resources Online
    1. Catchment Management Regions
      1. East Gippsland Region
        1. Landform
          1. Elevation
          2. Land Systems
          3. 3D Catchment Overview
          4. Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance
          5. Geomorphology
          6. Land Use
          7. Soil
          8. Land and Water Management
    2. Soil and Land Survey Directory
    3. VRO Sitemap
    4. VRO Feedback

8822-7 Goodwin Sands

Sites 8822 1 to 10 - Mallacoota to Cape Howe

This information has been developed from the publications:
    • Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in Central Gippsland (1981) by Neville Rosengren, M.S McRae-Williams and S.M Kraemers.
    • Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in the Gippsland Lakes Catchment (1984) by Neville Rosengren.
    • Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in East Gippsland, Victoria (1981) by Neville Rosengren, M.S McRae-Williams
Geological heritage sites, including sites of geomorphological interest and volcanic heritage sites, are under regular revision by the Geological Society of Australia, especially in the assessment of significance and values. Reference should be made to the most recent reports. See the Earth Science Heritage section of the Geological Society of Australia website for details of geological heritage reports, and a bibliography.


Location:
450430. North-eastern section of Lower Lake of Mallacoota Inlet.

Image: East Gippsland Sites of Significance
Goodwin Sands.

Abstract:
Eroded older barrier remnant.

Access:
Boat from Mallacoota (the sands and small islands are surrounded by an extensive shoal area).

Ownership:
Crown Land (Corajingolong National Park).

Geology:
Ferruginous sandstone (barrier sands), beach sand and shell.

Geomorphology:
The Goodwin Sands, are an outcrop of an indurated section of a Pleistocene sand barrier that formed in front of the bluff on the northern sector of Howe Flat. This older barrier dates from a higher sea level phase in the late Pleistocene and consists of beach sand and remnants of surmounting dunes. This barrier feature is now considerably eroded. The outcrop in the Mallacoota Lake has been partially covered by beach sands and now forms an extensive shoal area of small islands, spits and shallow water sand banks and bars.

Significance:
Regional. This is a major exposure of the older barrier formation at Mallacoota and may be compared with similar materials in other estuary systems in Gippsland.

8822 1 to 10
Sites 8822-1 to 10

Page top

For information about DJPR please contact:

Phone: 136 186

National Relay Service: 133 677 or relayservice.gov.au

Email: customer.service@ecodev.vic.gov.au

Online: Contact us

Copyright

Privacy

Disclaimer

Accessibility
Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions - Government of Victoria

© State of Victoria (Agriculture Victoria) 1996 - .

Creative Commons License

This work, Victorian Resources Online, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. You are free to re-use the work under that licence, on the condition that you credit the State of Victoria (Agriculture Victoria) as author, indicate if changes were made and comply with the other licence terms.


The licence does not apply to ‘branding’ or some ‘images or photographs’ that may be owned by third parties. We ask you to seek prior approval to use images using the VRO feedback form. Access to higher quality images can also be provided on request.


This page was last updated on .