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2005 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Indian Ocean Coasts, Coastal Geomorphology

Author : G. N. Nayak

Published in: Encyclopedia of Coastal Science

Publisher: Springer Netherlands

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The coastal geomorphology of the Indian Ocean coast, with special reference to coasts of Pakistan, India, SriLanka, Bangladesh, and Myanmar, is mainly governed by the processes associated with monsoons. …

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Metadata
Title
Indian Ocean Coasts, Coastal Geomorphology
Author
G. N. Nayak
Copyright Year
2005
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3880-1_179