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Research Articles

Inter- and Intra-Catchment Variations in Proglacial Geomorphology: An Example From Franz Josef Glacier and Fox Glacier, New Zealand

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Pages 18-36 | Accepted 01 Jun 2008, Published online: 17 Jan 2018

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