Geomorphology and geodynamics of the cook-austral island-seamount chain in the south pacific ocean: Implications for hotspots and plumes

International Geology Review

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1039-1075

  Dickinson, William R ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEODYNAMICS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HOT SPOT; MANTLE PLUME; SEAMOUNT;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032436519     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206819809465254     Document Type: Article

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