Surficial geology and geomorphology of the Kumtor Gold Mine, Kyrgyzstan: human impacts on mountain glacier landsystems

Journal of Maps

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 757-769

  Evans, David J A ^a   Ewertowski, Marek ^a   Jamieson, Stewart S R ^a   Orton, Chris ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

human impacts; Kyrgyzstan; mining; Mountain glacier landsystem

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938631420     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17445647     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17445647.2015.1071720     Document Type: Article

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