Perth Basin
The Perth Basin is a thick, elongated sedimentary basin in Western Australia. It lies beneath the Swan Coastal Plain west of the Darling Scarp, representing the western limit of the much older Yilgarn craton, and extends further west offshore.- Depression
- Description: sedimentary basin in Western Australia
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Latitude
-32° or 32° south
Longitude
115° east
Open location code
4PWQ2222+22
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