Periglacial features in Las Ubiñas Massif (Cantabrian Mountains)

• Main Authors: Gallinar Cañedo, David, Ruiz Fernández, Jesús, García Hernández, Cristina
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidade da Coruña, Servizo de Publicacións 2022
• Subjects: Ubiñas Massif; periglacial forms; snow cover; crioturbation; Macizo de las Ubiñas; formas periglaciares; nivación; crioturbación; Hielo; Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Online Access: https://revistas.udc.es/index.php/CADLAXE/article/view/cadlaxe.2022.44.0.9425; https://doi.org/10.17979/cadlaxe.2022.44.0.9425

Currently there are two active periglacial belts in Las Ubiñas Massif: the nivoperiglacial, located between 1750-1800 and 2100-2200 meters a.s.l.; and the cryonival, located above 2100-2200 meters a.s.l. to the top of the massif at 2417 meters a.s.l. (Fontán Sur). The nivoperiglacial belt, where the...