Pliocene piedmont glaciation in the Rio Shehuen valley, Southeast Patagonia, Argentina

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 46-54

  Wenzens, Gerd ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATING METHOD; GLACIATION; PIEDMONT; PLIOCENE;

ARGENTINA; PATAGONIA; RIO SHEHUEN VALLEY;

EID: 0034108318     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1552409     Document Type: Article

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