Beaches of the Northern Australian Coast

<p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Beaches of the Northern Australian Coast</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> covers beaches between Broome and Cooktown and includes all beaches in the Kimberley region the Northern Territory and Cape York - in all 3489 beaches spread along 11869 km of tropical coast.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>This book has two aims. First to provide the public with general information on the origin and nature of the Northern Australian beaches including the contribution of geology oceanography climate and biota to the beaches and information on beach hazards and safety. Second to provide a description of each beach including its name(s) location access facilities dimensions and the character of the beach and surf zone.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The book comments on the suitability of the beach for bathing surfing and fishing with special emphasis on the natural hazards. Based on the physical hazards all beaches are rated in terms of public safety and scaled from 1 (least hazardous) to 10 (most hazardous).</span></p>