Late Quaternary sea-level change in South Africa

Quaternary Research

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 82-90

  Ramsay, Peter J ^a   Cooper, J Andrew G ^b  

^a Western Cape Regional Office   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Holocene; Late Quaternary; Sea level; South Africa

Indexed keywords

BEACHROCK; DATING METHOD; MARINE ISOTOPE STAGE; QUATERNARY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0036462261     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/qres.2001.2290     Document Type: Article

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