Surficial geology and geomorphology of the {thorn}órisjökull plateau icefield, west-central Iceland

Journal of Maps

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-29

  Evans, David J A ^a   Twigg, David R ^b   Shand, Mike ^c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33845623951     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17445647     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4113/jom.2006.52     Document Type: Article

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