Non-sorted patterned ground in the high Drakensberg, Southern Africa: Some new data

Geographical Journal

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-31

  Grab, Stefan ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

High Drakensberg; Non sorted steps; Soil heave; Southern Africa; Thufur

Indexed keywords

HEAVE; PATTERNED GROUND; PERIGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOIL;

DRAKENSBERG; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0032468234     PISSN: 00167398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3060542     Document Type: Article

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