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Recognition and assessment of sinkholes as geosites: lessons from the Island of Gozo (Malta) Cover

Recognition and assessment of sinkholes as geosites: lessons from the Island of Gozo (Malta)

Quaestiones Geographicae
Volume 31 (2012): Issue 1 (March 2012)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10117-012-0006-8 | Journal eISSN: 2081-6383 | Journal ISSN: 2082-2103 (formerly 0137-477X)
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Language: English
Page range: 25 - 35
Published on: Apr 3, 2012
Published by: Adam Mickiewicz University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
karst,
sinkhole,
geosite,
geomorphosite,
Malta,
Gozo
Related subjects:
Geosciences,
Geography

© 2012 Paola Coratza, Jorge Galve, Mauro Soldati, Chiara Tonelli, published by Adam Mickiewicz University
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.

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