The Devdoraki Glacier Catastrophes, Georgian Caucasus
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عنوان ژورنال: Hungarian Geographical Bulletin
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2064-5031,2064-5147
DOI: 10.15201/hungeobull.68.1.2