Buccaneer Archipelago Horizontal Wfalls

The Buccaneer Archipelago is an area consisting of 800 to 1000 rocky sandstone islands off the WA coast above Derby. They are part of a drowned coastline. The tidal range is up to 12 metres. They are remote with rich and diverse fauna.
The Horizontal Waterfalls were described by David Attenborough as "One of the greatest wonders of the natural world." They are formed from a break (up to 25m wide) in between the McLarty Ranges, in Talbot Bay. The falls run horizontally due to the seawater building up faster on one side of the gaps than the other. On a King Tide the falls can be 5 metres. When the tide changes the direction reverses, creating total whirlpools.Leer más