Beach form and process variation in South Georgia, a sub-Antarctic island

Four beach types have been identified in South Georgia. These are beaches associated with outwash, moraine, relict outwash and cliff. They can be distinguished on the basis of their site, morphology and materials. Generally, the outwash type occupies larger sites and has low, flat and sandy beaches;...

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Main Author: Hansom, James D.
Published: University of Aberdeen 1979
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.458124