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GeotrailsProfessor Ross Dowling OAM

Edith Cowan University

Geotourism Workshop - Global Eco ConferenceRottnest Island - Thursday 19 November 2015

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Contents of Presentation

1. Geotrails

2. The Trail of Time

3. Geotrails in Australia

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1. Geotourism· Geotourism is the tourism of

geology and landforms

· Its focus is on the Abiotic environment, ie: geology

· It uses this focus to inform the Biotic environment (plants & animals) as well the Cultural environment (people past & present)

· It can occur in either natural or built environments

Sahraf Al AlamayanMountain Pass, Oman

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Drive Trail, Oman

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Geohotel - MalaysiaPortugal – Beachside Geotrail

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Porto

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Sign and Brochure

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Eyjafjallajökull

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Iceland - urban geotrail Selfoss

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Earth Heritage

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South Korea –Ollie Trail, Jeju Island

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2. The Trail of TimeGrand Canyon, USA

The Trail of Time is the world’s largest Geoscience exhibition at the world’s grandest geologic landscape

It is a 4.56km long trail marked at every meter with 1 m = 1 million years of earth’s 4.560 m year long geologic history

It is also supported by an electronic ‘Virtual Trail of Time’

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The Opening of the Trail of TimeThursday 13 October 2010

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3. GeotrailsThe Australian Geologist Sept 2014

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Pilbara, WA Discovery Drive Trail

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The Living EarthWest Coast Geotrail, Tasmania

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Dig the Tropics GeotrailFrom the Outback to the Reef

www.digthetropic.com.au

Stone House Museum, Age of Dinosaurs Museum, Lark Quarry, Sapphire Gemfields, Capricorn Caves

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Perth – Proposed Hills Walk Trail

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Jordan – Wadi Rum

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Perth – Urban Walk Trails

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Finally• Geotrails can occur in both natural

or built environments• They are both an attraction and an

activity, and they can foster accommodation development as well

• Geotrails add value to existing tourism regions or can be the initiator of tourism development

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GeotrailsProfessor Ross Dowling OAM

Edith Cowan University

Geotourism Workshop - Global Eco ConferenceRottnest Island - Thursday 19 November 2015