Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1987 - Natural history |
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... rivers : west coast , 4,1 per cent ; south coast , 17,9 per cent ; east coast , 78,0 per cent ( Table 2a , Fig . 4 ) . These figures become even more skewed when the fate of the detritus is considered . On the west coast ( south of 22 ...
... rivers : west coast , 4,1 per cent ; south coast , 17,9 per cent ; east coast , 78,0 per cent ( Table 2a , Fig . 4 ) . These figures become even more skewed when the fate of the detritus is considered . On the west coast ( south of 22 ...
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... rivers - no significant runoff ; 2 = west coast : Orange , Olifants and Berg rivers ; 3 = southern Cape ; 4 = east coast , including Tugela and Limpopo rivers . Runoff 1 - yield is in x 106 m3 / yr . Abbreviations : c.a.r. = Cenozoic ...
... rivers - no significant runoff ; 2 = west coast : Orange , Olifants and Berg rivers ; 3 = southern Cape ; 4 = east coast , including Tugela and Limpopo rivers . Runoff 1 - yield is in x 106 m3 / yr . Abbreviations : c.a.r. = Cenozoic ...
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... rivers , whose modern contributions are 5,9 and 65,0 x 106 m3 / yr , respectively ( 53,3 % total east - coast supply - Flemming & Hay 1983 ) . Both rivers have constructed large submarine fans that prograde across the continental shelf ...
... rivers , whose modern contributions are 5,9 and 65,0 x 106 m3 / yr , respectively ( 53,3 % total east - coast supply - Flemming & Hay 1983 ) . Both rivers have constructed large submarine fans that prograde across the continental shelf ...
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SOUTHERN AFRICA SOUTHEAST ATLANTIC AND SOUTHWEST | 2 |
Acknowledgements | 23 |
Vereeniging 1930 South Africa Department of Geology Vanderbilt University Nashville | 31 |
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