Geomorphology and sedimentology of the continental shelf adjacent to Mac. Robertson Land, East Antarctica: A scalped shelf

Geo-Marine Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 287-296

  Harris, P T ^a   O'Brien, P E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

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EID: 0000268922     PISSN: 02760460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01245559     Document Type: Article

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