The Ravine des Casoars is a 3 km long, 100 m deep, steep sided valley that reaches the coast wedged between two 120 m high, calcarenite-capped headlands (Fig. 5.27). A small, 120 m long beach (KI-145) separates the headlands, while a creek (with a small lagoon) flows down the northern side of the valley. Beach and dune sand extends 600 m into the valley and dunes climb the southern side to an elevation of 100 m. The beach is accessible along a 3.5 km walking track that skirts both the sheltered valley and exposed headland. The base of the cliffs have been eroded, forming caves along the northern side. The beach is exposed to persistent high waves and one large rip usually flows out by the southern headland. read more

Beach Length: 0.12km