Dandaragan plateau

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Dandaragan plateau is a feature between the Darling Scarp and Gingin scarp in Western Australia.

Dandaragan locality and Shire of Dandaragan council of the same name occur on the plateau. [1]

The integrity of the Boonanarring reserve on the plateau is notable due to its sustaining animals that are lost on the Swan Coastal Plain. [2]

The geology and flora of the plateau has been studied and reported for some time. [3]

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References

  1. McConnell, Margaret (Margaret Joyce.); McGuire, John (John Gerard); Moore, Garrick (Garrick Allan); Dandaragan (W.A. : Shire). Council; McConnell, Margaret; McGuire, John; Moore, Garrick (1993), Plateau, plain and coast : a history of Dandaragan, The Shire, ISBN   978-1-875205-02-8
  2. Moore, T.L; Burbidge, A.H; Sonneman, T; Wilson, B.A (2016), Mammal assemblages in Boonanarring Nature Reserve, Dandaragan Plateau, Western Australia from 1986 and 2012, Royal Society of Western Australia, retrieved 23 October 2016
  3. Marston, R. J. (Rodney John); Geological Society of Australia. Western Australian Division, Field excursion to the Swan Coastal Plain, Dandaragan and Darling Plateaux north of the Swan River , retrieved 23 October 2016