The stratigraphy and surficial geology of new providence and surrounding Islands, Bahamas

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 798-812

  Hearty, Paul J ^a   Kindler, Pascal ^b  

^a Chertsey #112 ^*  (Bahamas)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aminostratigraphy; Carbon ate or limestone islands; Geomorphology; Isotope stages; Morphostratigraphy; Quaternary sea level history; Racemization

Indexed keywords

ISLANDS; QUATERNARY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEA LEVEL CHANGES; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; STRATIGRAPHY; SURFICIAL GEOLOGY;

BAHAMAS, NEW PROVIDENCE ISLAND;

EID: 0030839150     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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