Historical flows in the dry valleys of the Kalahari identified from missionary correspondence

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 98, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 244-248

  Nash, David J ^a   Endfield, Georgina H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESERT; DOCUMENTARY SOURCE; FLOODING; HISTORICAL RECORD; HYDROLOGY; RIVER FLOW;

KALAHARI DESERT; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0036347538     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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