Evolution of drainage patterns on Cape York Peninsula, northeast Queensland

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 145-155

  Forsyth, A ^a   Nott, J ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cape York Peninsula; Drainage evolution; Eastern highlands; Passive continental margin; Queensland

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DRAINAGE NETWORK; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; PALEOCHANNEL; PASSIVE MARGIN;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0038328967     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0952.2003.00983.x     Document Type: Article

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