Sahul Shelf

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sahul_Shelf

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:island
gptkbp:connectedTo	gptkb:Tasmania_(during_low_sea_levels) gptkb:Aru_Islands
gptkbp:extendsUnder	gptkb:Arafura_Sea gptkb:Australia gptkb:New_Guinea gptkb:Timor_Sea gptkb:Gulf_of_Carpentaria
gptkbp:features	gptkb:Australian_Plate
gptkbp:formed	gptkb:Pleistocene_epoch
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Sahul Shelf
gptkbp:importantFor	gptkb:paleogeography biogeography
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Oceania gptkb:Australasia
gptkbp:maximumDepth	~90 meters
gptkbp:namedAfter	gptkb:Sahul_(ancient_landmass)
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Australian_continental_shelf
gptkbp:separates	gptkb:Sunda_Shelf gptkb:Wallace_Line
gptkbp:sometimesCalled	gptkb:Australian_Shelf
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Timor_Sea
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5