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Glaciers of the Karakoram Himalaya Glacial Environments, Processes, Hazards and Resources /

The Karakoram contains the greatest concentration of glaciers and most of the largest ice masses outside high latitudes. They comprise major stores and sources of fresh water in an otherwise extreme, continental, dry region. As many as 200 million people living downstream, in the valleys of the Indu...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hewitt, Kenneth (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
Series:Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research,
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Online Access:Texto Completo