The geomorphology of the Coastal Platform in the southern Cape

South African Geographical Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 105-116

  Markera, Margaret E ^a,b   Holmes, Peter J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Coastal Platform; Duricrusts; Fault displacement; Polycyclic development

Indexed keywords

COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; CRETACEOUS; DURICRUST; ESCARPMENT; FAULT DISPLACEMENT; GONDWANA; GRABEN; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; LIMESTONE; NEOGENE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; QUATERNARY; TECTONIC SETTING;

CAPE FOLD BELT; CAPE PENINSULA; EASTERN CAPE; MOSSEL BAY; PORT ELIZABETH; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 79959722603     PISSN: 03736245     EISSN: 21512418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03736245.2010.522041     Document Type: Article

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