Griffith Taylor's 'palimpsest theory' of the Dry Valleys of Victoria Land, Antarctica

Australian Geographer

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 53-67

  Pickard, John ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Dry Valleys; Exploration; Geomorphology; Glaciation; Griffith Taylor; Scientific history

Indexed keywords

PALIMPSEST THEORY;

ANTARCTICA, VICTORIA LAND;

EID: 0031408271     PISSN: 00049182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049189708703180     Document Type: Article

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