Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc - Iberia Land Of Glaciers How The Mountains Were Shaped By Glaciers - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: 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.
Title: Iberia Land Of Glaciers How The Mountains Were Shaped By Glaciers
Brand: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Barcode: 9780128219416
Pages: 618 Pages
Publication Date: 9/22/2021
Category: Geology & The Lithosphere