A geopark in an Antarctic gateway city? The case for a Wellington geopark in Tasmania, Australia

• Main Authors: Williams, Mark, McHenry, M
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: International Conference on UNESCO Global Geoparks 2018
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; Physical geography and environmental geoscience; Physical geography and environmental geoscience not elsewhere classified; Antarctic; Pacific; Organ Pipes; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://ecite.utas.edu.au/141686

Tasmania is an Australian island state with incredible geodiversity, second only to Scotland. Stategeoheritage conservation frameworks recognise over 1100 geosites of from sub-regional through tointernational significance. Tasmania is famous for hosting the worlds largest exposure of dolerite, provi...