Cíes Islands: a wind trap in the Ria of Vigo (Galicia, Spain) at the end of the Last Glacial

• Main Authors: Arce Chamorro, Carlos, Vidal Romaní, Juan Ramón, Sanjurjo Sánchez, Jorge
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Sociedad Geológica de España 2021
• Subjects: coastal eolianites; OSL-dating; upper pleistocene; glacio-eustasy; Cies Islands; Galicia (NW of Spain); eolianitas costeras; datación OSL; glacio-eustasia; Islas Cíes; Galicia (N.O. de España); Pleistoceno Superior; Islas Cíes: una trampa eólica al final del último glacial; Duna; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/geogaceta/article/view/102257

Cies Islands have been an obstacle to the intense coastal winds from the North Atlantic, especially during the Quaternary glacial cycles. At the end of the Last Glacial period, the local sedimentary-record shows that sea-level decreased more than 100 m below present level. This sea-level drop transf...