The geology of Eleuthera Island, Bahamas: A Rosetta Stone of quaternary stratigraphy and sea-level history

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 17, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 333-355

  Hearty, Paul J ^a  

^a NONE   (Bahamas)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUATERNARY; SEA LEVEL; STRATIGRAPHY;

BAHAMAS; ELEUTHERA ISLAND;

EID: 0031925822     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-3791(98)00046-8     Document Type: Article

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