Paisley Islet
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  Paisley Islet | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Great Australian Bight |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Paisley Islet (also known as West Bay Islet) is an islet located in the Great Australian Bight immediately off the west coast of Kangaroo Island in South Australia approximately 104 kilometres (65 miles) west south-west of Kingscote. It is currently part of the Flinders Chase National Park.
Formation, geology and oceanography
Paisley Islet was formed about 7500 years ago after sea levels rose at the start of the Holocene.[2] The islet consists of basement rock of Kanmantoo group metasandstone which extends to the mainland. The central portion of the islet is topped with a layer of Bridgewater Formation calcarenite which is in turn capped with a layer of calcrete. Layers of soil lie in depressions within the calcrete layer.[1] The islet is located in waters of a depth of about 9.1 metres (30 feet) that partially conceal wave-cut platforms and that are subject to rolling seas.[3]
