The formation and evolution of the barrier islands of Inhaca and Bazaruto, Mozambique

Geomorphology

Volumn 82, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 295-308

  Armitage, S J ^a,b   Botha, G A ^c   Duller, G A T ^b   Wintle, A G ^b   Rebelo L P ^d   Momade, F J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Western Cape Regional Office   (South Africa)

^d Instituto Geologico e Mineiro   (Portugal)

^e Direcção Nacional de Geologia ^*  (Mozambique)

Author keywords

Barrier islands; Bazaruto; Coastal evolution; Inhaca; Mozambique; OSL

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; BARRIER ISLAND; COASTAL EVOLUTION; LUMINESCENCE DATING; SHORELINE CHANGE;

AFRICA; BAZARUTO ISLAND; INHACA ISLAND; INHAMBANE; MAPUTO [MOZAMBIQUE]; MOZAMBIQUE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34247217013     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2006.05.011     Document Type: Article

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