Terminal moraines, outwash plains, and lake terraces in the vicinity of Lago Cardiel (49°S; Patagonia, Argentina) - Evidence for miocene andean foreland glaciations

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 276-291

  Wenzens, Gerd ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; LAKE; MIOCENE; TERRACE;

ARGENTINA; LAKE CARDIEL; SANTA CRUZ [ARGENTINA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 32244448100     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(2006)38[276:TMOPAL]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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