Proposal of environmental protection for an ice-free area in the Maritime Antarctic (Elephant Point, Livingston Island)

• Published in: Espacio Tiempo y Forma. Serie VI, Geografía
• Main Authors: Oliva, Marc, Ruiz-Fernández, Jesús, Zarankin, Andrés, Casanova-Katny, María Angélica, Nofre, Jordi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED) 2017
• Subjects: Punta Elefante; Área Antártica de Especial Protección; geomorfología; geoecología; sitios arqueológicos; Elephant Point; Antarctic Special Protected Area; geomorphology; geoecology; archaeological sites; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Livingston Island; Hielo; Elefante; isla Livingston; Focas; Elefante isla; Antarc*; Antarctica; Antártica; Antártida
• Online Access: https://revistas.uned.es/index.php/ETFVI/article/view/19058; https://doi.org/10.5944/etfvi.10.2017.19058

AbstractIce-free areas in the Maritime Antarctica are environments showing a high degree of biodiversity and a wide range of geomorphological processes and landforms. In this paper we analyze the geomorphology, geoecology as well as the archaeological evidences left by the first Antarctic settlers i...