Pulsaciones glaciares y terrazas marinas escalonadas en los alrededores de la Base Antártica Española. Isla Livingston. Shetland del Sur

• Main Authors: López Martínez, Jerónimo, Martínez de Pisón, E., Arche, A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Sociedad Geológica de España 1990
• Subjects: Antarctica; Geomorphology; Quaternary; Glacial fluctuations; Raised beaches; Livingston Island; South Shetlands; Antarctic; Española; isla Livingston; Shetland del Sur; Terrazas; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antártica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10272/18125

The recent fluctuations of the glaciers can be modellised near the Antarctic Spanish Base (BAE), where Six morainic arches are exposed, as well as eight marine terraces up to +18.6 m. Some conclusions about the recent evolution of the island can be drawn from the geomorphological maps and profiles e...