The bathymetry, sedimentology and seismic stratigraphy of Lake Sibaya - Northern Kwazulu-Natal

Bulletin of the Council for Geoscience

Volumn , Issue 131, 2001, Pages 1-71

  Miller, W R ^a  

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Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE EVOLUTION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY;

AFRICA; KWAZULU-NATAL; LAKE SIBAYA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 1842728426     PISSN: 03703371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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