Geikie Inlet [SEP] continent
Geikie Inlet
Geikie Inlet () is an inlet along the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica, formed between the cliffs of the Drygalski Ice Tongue on the north and Lamplugh Island and the seaward extension of Clarke Glacier on the south. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Robert Falcon Scott, who named it after Sir Archibald Geikie, who gave much assistance in preparing the expedition; Geikie Glacier was also named for him.
km across the northern edge of the basin. The fossil reef is very well preserved and is cut by several modern canyons, including Geikie Gorge and Windjana Gorge.
The fossil sites associated the ancient reef system that extended for around one thousand kilometres along what is now the northwest of the Australian continent, described as resembling the modern Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Eastern Australia. The sites have produced ancient fossil material in an excellent state of preservation, most notably those revealing details of the structure of skeletons and soft