POST-CONVENTION
Geological and Social Day Trip 4
Beaches, Lagoons and Sand Dunes: Quaternary Coastal Environments of the West Coast North of Cape Town
- Date, Time:
- Thursday, 30 October, 08:00 – 18:00
(departs from and returns to the Cape Town International Convention Centre) - Leader:
- John Compton (University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa)
- Fee:
- $105 (increases to $125 after 30 September)
- Includes:
- Transportation by bus, packed lunch, water and juices
- Limit:
- Maximum 42; Minimum 28
- Note:
- Short and non-strenuous walks on sand and rocks are expected.
Photo courtesy of West Coast National Park.This excursion takes you approximately 100 km north of Cape Town to explore the many different coastal environments along the west coast of South Africa from Table Bay to Langebaan Lagoon. The West Coast National Park (active and stable dune cordons, eolianites, salt marshes, etc.) and the West Coast Fossil Park (phosphate, Miocene–Pliocene fossil beds) will be visited.
We will see modern beach, rocky headland, salt marsh, lagoon and sand dune environments and compare them with Pleistocene deposits including eolianite and calcrete. The depositional environments will be discussed in terms of gradients in coastal energy (waves and wind), sediment supply and sea-level fluctuations on Holocene (10,000 year) and glacial/interglacial (100,000 year) time scales.
This excursion is also suitable for non-geologists as there are many interesting plants and birds to view in addition to the sediments and rocks!
Please note that the Geological and Social Day Trips may be of interest to guests.
Important Notes Regarding Field Trips and Geological and Social Day Trips
- Field trips are limited in size and are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis and must be accompanied by full payment.
- If you register for a field triponly, a $30 fee will be charged in addition to the field trip fee. This fee may be applied toward registration if you decide to attend the conference.
- A wait list is automatically created if a field trip sells out. The AAPG Convention Department will notify you if space becomes available. Undersubscribed field trips will be cancelled.
- Before purchasing non-refundable airline tickets, confirm that the trip will take place.
- It is important that you note your gender on your registration form for hotel room assignments.
- Several weeks prior to the trip, you will receive an itinerary with details of meeting points, transportation within the trip, phone and fax numbers and email addresses of hotels and trip leaders, etc. Please indicate your fax and email on your registration.
- Proper clothing and supplies are needed for the outdoors (hat, wind breaker, sturdy footware, sunscreen and rucksack).
- If any field trips are likely to meet your needs or the needs of your staff, you are encouraged to register early.
- To help us better anticipate the number of attendees and avoid premature cancellation of field trips, please register well before 12 August.
- Neither AAPG, GSSA nor trip leaders maintain insurance covering illness or injury for individuals.