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Australian Journal of Earth Sciences
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Kenn Plateau off northeast Australia: a continental fragment in the southwest Pacific jigsaw

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Pages 541-564 | Received 29 Jun 2005, Accepted 06 Jan 2006, Published online: 19 Feb 2007

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