Geomorphological map of the NW Coast of the Island of Malta (Mediterranean Sea)

Journal of Maps

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 33-40

  Devoto, Stefano ^a   Biolchi, Sara ^a,b   Bruschi, Viola M ^c   Furlani, Stefano ^b,d   Mantovani, Matteo ^e   Piacentini, Daniela ^a   Pasuto, Alessandro ^e   Soldati, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^e CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coast; Geomorphology; Landslides; Malta

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859979821     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17445647     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17445647.2012.668425     Document Type: Article

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