Hallett Cove Case Study
Introduction
Hallett Cove Conservation Park is a famous South Australian landmark along the south-western coast of Adelaide. An old and popular suburb, Hallett Cove is made of a variety of different landforms which have made it quite a popular destination for geological and geographical studies. The CBC Year 8 Geography class went to explore how Hallett Cove was formed and the significance of the landscape to different people. Through this we discovered a variety of geomorphic processes have affected the Cove. Historical Background
Hallett Cove was previously occupied by Aboriginal groups for thousands of years. The Aboriginal camping area at the cove lays over many acres and is the biggest and quite possibly the oldest in the area of Adelaide. The large number and variety of stone sediments found at the site indicates a long period of Aboriginal occupation. These stone sediments are now housed at the South Australian Museum. The Hallett Cove …show more content…
Hallett Cove is a major source of tourism with many local businesses depending on the tourist trade as a source of income. During the expedition, many restaurants and hospitality-lead businesses were noted around the beach area. This …show more content…
The shape of the sugarloaf is due to erosion by rain and wind over thousands of years. Around 280 million years ago Hallett Cove was covered by an ice cap. It melted 270 million years ago and the clear white layers of sediment were deposited on the bottom of a prehistoric glacial lake. White sand forms a main portion of the Sugarloaf. At the bottom of the Sugarloaf is a layer of clay and boulders that fell from ice floating across the lake. The Sugarloaf is capped by a thin layer of brown alluvial clay which was deposited by a river a million years
Hallett Cove Conservation Park is a famous South Australian landmark along the south-western coast of Adelaide. An old and popular suburb, Hallett Cove is made of a variety of different landforms which have made it quite a popular destination for geological and geographical studies. The CBC Year 8 Geography class went to explore how Hallett Cove was formed and the significance of the landscape to different people. Through this we discovered a variety of geomorphic processes have affected the Cove. Historical Background
Hallett Cove was previously occupied by Aboriginal groups for thousands of years. The Aboriginal camping area at the cove lays over many acres and is the biggest and quite possibly the oldest in the area of Adelaide. The large number and variety of stone sediments found at the site indicates a long period of Aboriginal occupation. These stone sediments are now housed at the South Australian Museum. The Hallett Cove …show more content…
Hallett Cove is a major source of tourism with many local businesses depending on the tourist trade as a source of income. During the expedition, many restaurants and hospitality-lead businesses were noted around the beach area. This …show more content…
The shape of the sugarloaf is due to erosion by rain and wind over thousands of years. Around 280 million years ago Hallett Cove was covered by an ice cap. It melted 270 million years ago and the clear white layers of sediment were deposited on the bottom of a prehistoric glacial lake. White sand forms a main portion of the Sugarloaf. At the bottom of the Sugarloaf is a layer of clay and boulders that fell from ice floating across the lake. The Sugarloaf is capped by a thin layer of brown alluvial clay which was deposited by a river a million years