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Very large landslides in the Himalayas
Author(s) -
WALTHAM TONY
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
geology today
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.188
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1365-2451
pISSN - 0266-6979
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2451.1996.00014.x
Subject(s) - landslide , geology , sequence (biology) , geomorphology , physical geography , geography , genetics , biology
Landslides are a major component of geomorphological processes on the steep slopes of the Himalayan mountains. Three slides in the Annapurna region demonstrate a sequence from large to very large failures.