Bedrock-sculpturing by Tsunami, South Coast New South Wales, Australia

Journal of Geology

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 565-582

  Bryant, E A ^a   Young, R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; COASTAL EROSION; COASTAL LANDFORM; HEADLAND; HEADLANDS; HOLOCENE (LATE); TERRAIN; TSUNAMI; TSUNAMIS;

AUSTRALIA, NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 0030513362     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/629852     Document Type: Article

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