Geomorphology of the sub-Antarctic Australian territory of Heard Island-McDonald Island

Australian Geographer

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 159-195

  Kiernan, Kevin ^a,b   McConnell, Anne ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b Forest Practices Authority   (Australia)

Author keywords

Geomorphology; Glaciation; Heard Island; Macquarie Island; Marine processes; McDonald Island; Other sub Antarctic islands; Sea level rise; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIATION; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; VOLCANISM;

HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS;

EID: 0032826405     PISSN: 00049182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049189993693     Document Type: Article

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