Andrew D. Short

Beaches of the New South Wales Coast covers each of the 757 open coast beaches, along with 120 beaches in five large bays, including Sydney Harbour, and the 15 beaches on Lord Howe Island. It also provides detailed coverage of 276 of NSW's top surfing sites. The book offers valuable information on beach hazards and beach safety, making it an...

Beaches of the Northern Australian Coast covers beaches between Broome and Cooktown, including all beaches in the Kimberley region, the Northern Territory, and Cape York. In total, it encompasses 3,489 beaches spread along 11,869 km of tropical coast. This book has two aims. First, it seeks to provide the public with general information about the origin and nature of the...

Beaches of the Tasmanian Coast and Islands covers the beaches of the Tasmanian coast, together with those on Maria, Bruny, King, Robbins, Walker and Flinders islands. In all, there are 1,617 beaches spread along 3,030 km of coast. This book has two aims. First, to provide the public with general information on the origin and nature of all Tasmania's beaches,...

Beaches of the Queensland Coast provides the first description of all Queensland's ocean beaches between Cooktown and Coolangatta, including beaches on 18 islands and in several large bays. It is based on the results of the Australian Beach Safety and Management Program, a nationwide assessment of Australian beach systems. This book has two aims. First, to provide the public with...

Beaches of the South Australian Coast and Kangaroo Island explores the beaches on the South Australian Coast, including those on Kangaroo Island and a few of the major islands. It begins by providing a background to the physical nature and evolution of the South Australian coast and its beach systems before presenting a description of every one of the 1,454...

298 pages, 132 original figures, including 41 photographs; glossary, general index, beach index, surf index. Beaches of the Victorian Coast and Port Phillip Bay provides the first description of all Victorian ocean and Port Phillip Bay beaches. It is based on the results of the Victorian section of the Australian Beach Safety and Management Program.

Beaches of the Western Australian Coast covers the Western Australian coast between Eucla and Roebuck Bay, and includes Rottnest Island. It begins with three chapters that provide a background to the physical nature and evolution of the Western Australian coast and its 2,051 mainland beach systems. Chapter one covers the geological evolution of the coast and the role of climate,...