Procesos geomorfológicos en Punta Elefante (isla Livingston, Antártida)

• Autores: M. Oliva, José Ruiz Fernández
• Localización: Avances de la Geomorfología en España 2012-2014 / coord. por Susanne Cecilia Schnabel, Álvaro Gómez Gutiérrez, 2014, ISBN 978-84-617-1123-9, págs. 527-530
• Idioma: español
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  • Geomorphological processes in Elephant Point (Livingston island, Antarctica)
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• Resumen

  • Elephant Point constitutes an ice-free area in the SW corner of Livingston Island (Maritime Antarctica) where periglacial processes are dominant. From the glacier to the coast four geomorphological areas were identified: proglacial environment, moraine complex, bedrock plateaus and marine terraces. According to our measurements of the depth of the frozen ground and field observations permafrost conditions are widespread, almost down to sea level.