Geology of the Khumbu Region, Mt Everest, Nepal

Journal of Limnology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 41-49

  Bortolami, Giancarlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Himalayas; Hydrology; Nepal; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345917506     PISSN: 11295767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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