Historic submergence and tsunami destruction of Nancowrie, Kamorta, Katchall and Trinket Islands of Nicobar district: Consequences of 26 December 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake

Current Science

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 989-994

  Thakkar, M G ^a   Goyal, Bhanu ^a  

^a R R Lalan College   (India)

Author keywords

Coastal submergence; Nancowire group; Nicobar Islands; Tsumani

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646157475     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: 00113891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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