Depositional landforms and environmental change in the headward vicinity of Dias Beach, Cape Point

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 101-114

  Shaw, Alexander ^a   Holmes, Peter ^a   Rogers, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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EID: 2642561662     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/1040101     Document Type: Article

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