Cape Moreton

Cape Moreton from sea

Cape Moreton is a rocky headland at the north eastern tip of Moreton Island in South East Queensland, Australia. The surrounding area is part of the Moreton Island National Park. Flinders Reef is 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-west of Cape Moreton.

The outcrop is mostly composed of sandstone, but also some conglomerate, siltstone and shale.[1] The sand dunes of Moreton Island were formed by sand caught on and built up behind these rocks, in a process that began at least 500,000 years ago.[2]

  1. ^ Horton, Helen (1983). Islands of Moreton Bay. Spring Hill, Queensland: Boolarong Publications. pp. 103–114. ISBN 0-908175-67-1.
  2. ^ Levin, Noam; Neil, David; Syktus, Jozef (December 2014). "Spatial variability of dune form on Moreton Island, Australia, and its correspondence with wind regime derived from observing stations and reanalyses". Aeolian Research. 15: 289–300. doi:10.1016/j.aeolia.2014.06.006. Retrieved 22 October 2022.