Swan Coastal Plain

Swan Coastal Plain
Swan Coastal Plain scrub and woodlands
Swan Coastal Plain from Darling Scarp
Map of IBRA regions with the Swan Coastal Plain in red
Ecology
RealmAustralasian
BiomeMediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
BordersSouthwest Australia woodlands
Geography
Area15,280 km2 (5,900 sq mi)
CountryAustralia
StateWestern Australia
Coordinates31°49′S 115°50′E / 31.82°S 115.84°E / -31.82; 115.84
Conservation
Conservation statusCritical/endangered[1]

The Swan Coastal Plain in Western Australia is the geographic feature which contains the Swan River as it travels west to the Indian Ocean. The coastal plain continues well beyond the boundaries of the Swan River and its tributaries, as a geological and biological zone, one of Western Australia's Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia regions.[2][3] It is also one of the distinct physiographic provinces of the larger West Australian Shield division. [4] [1]

  1. ^ a b "Swan Coastal Plain scrub and woodlands". The Encyclopedia of Earth. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  2. ^ Environment Australia. "Revision of the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) and Development of Version 5.1 – Summary Report". Department of the Environment and Water Resources, Australian Government. Archived from the original on 5 September 2006. Retrieved 31 January 2007.
  3. ^ IBRA Version 6.1 data
  4. ^ "Swan Coastal Plain scrub and woodlands". Digital Observatory for Protected Areas. Retrieved 20 August 2021.