Iberia, Land of Glaciers
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Iberia, Land of Glaciers

How The Mountains Were Shaped By Glaciers

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Iberia, Land of Glaciers

How The Mountains Were Shaped By Glaciers

About this book

Iberia, Land of Glaciers: How The Mountains Were Shaped By Glaciers discusses the impact of past glaciers in the current landscape of Iberia. Currently, there are only small glaciers in the highest peaks of the Pyrenees that are the legacy of the last cold period that ended at the end of the 19th century: The Little Ice Age. However, an accurate observation of the landscape of the highest peaks and adjacent valleys of the Iberian Peninsula reveals a past shaped by the successive passage of glaciers with hundreds of meters of ice, similar to what happens today in the Alps or Patagonia.Iberian glaciation has resulted in ice expansion through valleys that are now used by the road network and where important populations settle; in addition, large accumulations of sediments deposited by those glaciers are still unstable today and can trigger risks for mountain populations. Iberia, Land of Glaciers presents the impact of the glaciers in the landscape of mountains following a more educational perspective with examples of 21 Iberian massifs written by specialists from each of the areas. - Assesses present-day Iberian Peninsula landscape trends by understanding the past behavior of glaciers - Includes the latest findings of all the major Iberian mountains in a single book - Includes quality, color figures to enhance understanding of glacier formations - Provides a more educational and pedagogical perspective on glacial processes to reach an audience beyond academia

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Yes, you can access Iberia, Land of Glaciers by Marc Oliva,David Palacios,José M. Fernández-Fernández in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Physical Sciences & Geology & Earth Sciences. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Elsevier
Year
2021
Print ISBN
9780128219416
eBook ISBN
9780128219690
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Geology & Earth Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Iberia, Land of Glaciers
  2. Cover
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Contributors
  7. Preface
  8. Chapter 1 The impact of the Quaternary ice ages on the landscape
  9. Chapter 2 Quaternary ice ages in the Iberian Peninsula
  10. Chapter 3 The glacial landscapes of the Iberian Peninsula within the Mediterranean region
  11. Chapter 4 The Iberian Peninsula
  12. Chapter 4.1 The glaciers of the Southeastern Pyrenees
  13. Chapter 4.2 The glaciers of the Central-Eastern Pyrenees
  14. Chapter 4.3 The glaciers of the Central-Western Pyrenees
  15. Chapter 4.4 The glaciers of the eastern massifs of Cantabria, the Burgos Mountains and the Basque Country
  16. Chapter 4.5 The glaciers of the Montaña Palentina
  17. Chapter 4.6 The glaciers of the western massifs of Cantabria
  18. Chapter 4.7 The glaciers in the Redes Natural Park
  19. Chapter 4.8 The glaciers of the Picos de Europa
  20. Chapter 4.9 The glaciers of the Central-Western Asturian Mountains
  21. Chapter 4.10 The glaciers of the Leonese Cantabrian Mountains
  22. Chapter 4.11 The glaciers of the Montes de León
  23. Chapter 4.12 The glaciers around Lake Sanabria
  24. Chapter 4.13 The glaciers in Western Galicia
  25. Chapter 4.14 The glaciers in Eastern Galicia
  26. Chapter 4.15 The glaciers of the Peneda, Amarela, and Gerês-Xurés massifs
  27. Chapter 4.16 The glaciers of Serra da Estrela
  28. Chapter 4.17 The glaciers of the Iberian Range
  29. Chapter 4.18 The glaciers of the Sierra de Gredos
  30. Chapter 4.19 The glaciers of the Sierras de Guadarrama and Somosierra
  31. Chapter 4.20 The glaciers of the Sierra Nevada
  32. Chapter 4.21 The existing glaciers of the Iberian Peninsula
  33. Chapter 5 Iberia
  34. List of abbreviations
  35. Index