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Australian Caves and Karst Systems

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Christmas Island, an external Territory of Australia, is a tropical island located in the Indian Ocean southwest of Java. It is composed of uplifted coral reefs overlying a volcanic core and is therefore significantly different from the karst in the rest of Australia. A variety of coastal and inland caves occur in the limestones overlying the volcanic seamount.

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  1. Discipline of Ecology and Environment, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, 3086, Australia

    Susan Q. White & John A. Webb

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  1. Department of Environment and Genetics, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    John Webb

  2. Department of Environment and Genetics, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Susan White

  3. Newcastle and Hunter Valley Speleological Society, Broadmeadow, NSW, Australia

    Garry K. Smith

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White, S.Q., Webb, J.A. (2023). Christmas Island. In: Webb, J., White, S., Smith, G.K. (eds) Australian Caves and Karst Systems. Cave and Karst Systems of the World. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24267-0_14

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