Quaternary glacial history of the Karakoram Mountains and Northwest Himalayas: A review

Quaternary International

Volumn 38-39, Issue , 1997, Pages 85-102

  Derbyshire, Edward ^a   Owen, Lewis A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONOLOGY; GLACIAL HISTORY;

INDIA, HIMALAYAS; PAKISTAN, KARAKORAM MOUNTAINS;

EID: 0030700566     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1040-6182(96)00015-8     Document Type: Review

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