The southern margin of the Late Cainozoic ice cap on the Central Plateau of Tasmania

Australian Geographer

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 5-33

  Kiernan, Kevin ^a,b  

^a Forest Practices Board   (Australia)

^b Forest Practices Authority   (Australia)

Author keywords

Central Plateau; Diamictons; Glaciation; Ice caps; Last Glacial Maximum; Moraines; Tasmania

Indexed keywords

GLACIATION; ICE COVER; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; MORAINE;

AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

EID: 0033015529     PISSN: 00049182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049189993747     Document Type: Article

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