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Caves as geoheritage resource in remote desert areas: a preliminary evaluation of Djara Cave in the Western Desert of Egypt Cover

Caves as geoheritage resource in remote desert areas: a preliminary evaluation of Djara Cave in the Western Desert of Egypt

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|Sep 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/logos-2021-0011 | Journal eISSN: 2080-6574 | Journal ISSN: 1426-8981
Language: English
Page range: 105 - 113
Submitted on: May 17, 2021
Accepted on: Jul 25, 2021
Published on: Sep 17, 2021
Published by: Adam Mickiewicz University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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