RT Journal Article
T1 Geomorphological evolution and mapping of the littoral of Asturias and Cantabria (Northern Spain) in the area of El Pindal Cave: relations between coastline and karstic morphologies
A1 Goy Goy, José Luis
A1 Zazo Cardeña, Caridad
A1 Elez Villar, Javier
A1 Martínez-Graña, Antonio Miguel
A1 Cañaveras, Juan Carlos
A1 Dabrio González, Cristino José
A1 Bustamante, Irene de
A1 Sánchez Moral, Sergio
AB Along the northern littoral of the Iberian Peninsula, from Cuerres (Asturias) to Oyambre (Cantabria) there are caves, such as El Pindal (World Heritage List). Two geomorphologic maps have been prepared: a general scaled 1:25000, and a detail one of the cave, with erosional and depositional landforms geomorphologic units. A relative Quaternary chronology for the depositional landforms, uses colour spots. Marine morphologies suitable for determining past sea-level positions were surveyed to identify the elevation of past high-stands and reconstructing paleo-shorelines. As a result, the study of seven erosional surfaces (rasas) in quartzites and six on limestones led to reconstructing a general sequence between 275–120 m and 90–1 m above sea level (a.s.l.) respectively. Around the El Pindal cave there are four rasas cut on quartzites (171–160 m) and four cut on limestone (65–32 m). Other additional indicators of paleoshorelines are: 24–25 m entrance to the El Pindal cave, 20–21 m lower Pindal, 15–17 m marine terrace, 9–10 m shelter, 2–3 m notches and 0–1 m present rasa.Considering the elevation rates for the various rasas, an estimated value of 0.066 mm/y as the most probable, it is concluded that the beginning of Quaternary lays at 172 m a.s.l.
PB Taylor & Francis
SN 1744-5647
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/72201
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/72201
LA eng
NO MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033
DS Docta Complutense
RD 20 abr 2025