Geomorphic and climatic implications of relict openwork block accumulations near Thabana-Ntlenyana, Lesotho

Geografiska Annaler, Series A: Physical Geography

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 289-302

  Sumner, P D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GLACIAL LANDFORM; MORPHOMETRY; PERIGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; PERMAFROST;

AFRICA; LESOTHO; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 5044219698     PISSN: 04353676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0435-3676.2004.00232.x     Document Type: Article

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