Geomorphological evidence for late Quaternary tectonic deformation of the Cape Region, coastal west central Australia

Geomorphology

Volumn 241, Issue , 2015, Pages 160-174

  Whitney, Beau B ^a   Hengesh, James V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Active tectonics; Coastal geomorphology; MIS 5e paleo sea level; Stable continental regions; Western Australia

Indexed keywords

COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MARINE ISOTOPE STAGE; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PLEISTOCENE; QUATERNARY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SHORELINE CHANGE; TECTONIC SETTING;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84928670277     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2015.04.010     Document Type: Article

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