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Shell Hill Reserve

Black Hill SA

Unique to South Australia, Shell Hill is over 5 million years old, a deposit of oyster shells that were in some places 6 metres thick. Shell Hill was formerly part of a shallow sea occupying the Murray basin. These ancient deposits have been under threat from past activities which have hopefully.

Shell Hill Reserve
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Unique to South Australia, Shell Hill is over 5 million years old, a deposit of oyster shells that were in some places 6 metres thick. Shell Hill was formerly part of a shallow sea occupying the Murray basin. These ancient deposits have been under threat from past activities which have hopefully been halted, the remains are what we see today.

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