Evidence of glacial activity at Mt Allen, southern Stewart Island, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 151-155

  Allibone, Andrew ^a   Wilson, Scott ^b  

^a Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences ^*  (Australia)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Equilibrium line altitude; Glaciation; Moraine; Mt Allen; Mt Anglem; Otiran; Stewart Island

Indexed keywords

ELA; GLACIAL ACTIVITY; GLACIATION; MORAINE; OTIRAN GLACIATION;

NEW ZEALAND, STEWART ISLAND, MOUNT ALLEN;

EID: 0031457989     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: 11758791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.1997.9514749     Document Type: Article

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