Gingin Scarp
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Gingin scarp is a scarp that lies to the west of the
Darling Scarp The Darling Scarp, also referred to as the Darling Range or Darling Ranges, is a low escarpment running north–south to the east of the Swan Coastal Plain and Perth, Western Australia. The escarpment extends generally north of Bindoon, to th ...
in
Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
, with the Dandaragan plateau formed between the two scarps. At the southern end of the scarp it lies to the east of the
Swan Coastal Plain 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 geol ...
, to the further north the adjacent sandplain is
Eneabba sandplain The Eneabba sandplain, or the Eneabba portion of the northern sandplain, is an extension of the Swan Coastal Plain in Western Australia. The town of Eneabba is located on the sandplain, as are former and current sand mining operations. The san ...
The scarp is formed just north of Bullsbrook The Banksia species
Banksia hookeriana ''Banksia hookeriana'', commonly known as Hooker's banksia, is a species of shrub of the genus ''Banksia'' in the family Proteaceae. It is native to the southwest of Western Australia and can reach up to high and wide. This species has long na ...
is linked with the geology and geomorphology of the scarp


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