The Naming of Waterfalls

Geographical Research

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 85-93

  Hudson, Brian J ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

George R. Stewart; Hydronyms; Place names; Typology; Waterfalls

Indexed keywords

EIGHTEENTH CENTURY; GEOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERISTICS; NINETEENTH CENTURY; PLACE NAME; TOPONYMY; TYPOLOGY; WATERFALL;

EID: 84874207232     PISSN: 17455863     EISSN: 17455871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-5871.2012.00780.x     Document Type: Article

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