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Front Cover -- Iberia, Land of Glaciers -- Iberia, Land of Glaciers: How The Mountains Were Shaped By Glaciers -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 -- The impact of the Quaternary ice ages on the landscape -- References -- 2 -- Quaternary ice ages in the Iberian Peninsula -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Quaternary glacial cycles -- 3. Glacial-interglacial cycles in the context of the Iberian Peninsula -- 4. Rapid climatic variability of the last glacial period -- 5. The last deglaciation -- 6. The Holocene -- 7. Conclusions and reflections -- References -- 3 -- The glacial landscapes of the Iberian Peninsula within the Mediterranean region -- 1. The Mediterranean mountains -- 2. Quaternary glaciation in the Mediterranean mountains -- 3. Recent glaciers in the Mediterranean mountains -- 4. Iberia-a special place in the Mediterranean mountains -- References -- 4 -- The Iberian Peninsula: from palaeoglaciers to the current glaciers -- 4.1 -- The glaciers of the Southeastern Pyrenees -- 1. The geographical framework -- 2. The discovery of glacial landforms -- 3. The distribution of glacial landforms -- 4. The chronology of glacial landforms -- 5. The La Màniga-La Feixa complex and key glacial landforms to understand the glacial evolution in the Southeastern Pyrenees -- 6. The significance of the glacial landforms of the Southeastern Pyrenees in the context of the climatic evolution of the Iber ... -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 4.2 -- The glaciers of the Central-Eastern Pyrenees -- 1. The geographical framework -- 2. The discovery of glacial landforms -- 3. The distribution of glacial landforms -- 4. The chronology of glacial landforms -- 5. The Unarre glacier complex -- 6. The significance of the glacial landforms of the Central-Eastern Pyrenees in the context of the climatic evolution of the I ... -- Acknowledgments. |
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4.6 -- The glaciers of the western massifs of Cantabria -- 1. The geographical framework -- 2. The discovery and study of glacial landforms -- 3. The distribution of glacial landforms -- 3.1 Glacial development in the Sierra de Peña Sagra -- 3.2 Glacial development in the Alto Campoo and the sierras of Cordel, Peña Labra and Híjar -- 4. The chronology of glacial landforms -- 5. The glacial valley of Brañavieja, Alto Campoo -- 6. The significance of glacial landforms in the high valleys of the Ebro, Saja, and Nansa basins in the context of the climati ... -- References -- 4.7 -- The glaciers in the Redes Natural Park -- 1. The geographical framework -- 2. The discovery of the glacial landforms -- 3. The distribution of the glacial landforms -- 4. The chronology of the glacial landforms -- 5. The Monasterio River Valley: a geomorphological and geochronological reference point -- 6. The significance of the glacial landforms within the Redes Natural Park in the context of the climatic evolution of the Ibe ... -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 4.8 -- The glaciers of the Picos de Europa -- 1. The geographical framework -- 2. The discovery of the glacial landforms -- 3. The distribution of the glacial landforms -- 3.1 External moraines -- 3.2 Internal moraines -- 3.3 High mountain moraines -- 3.4 Internal moraines in the highest north-facing cirques -- 4. The chronology of the glacial landforms -- 4.1 Maximum glacial advance (Stage I) -- 4.2 Glacial expansion after the maximum advance (Stage II) -- 4.3 Late Glacial (Stage III) -- 4.4 LIA (Stage IV) -- 5. The environment of the Lagos de Covadonga, a representative enclave of past glaciations in the Picos de Europa -- 6. The significance of the glacial landforms of the Picos de Europa in the context of the climatic evolution of the Iberian Pe ... -- Acknowledgments -- References. |
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4.9 -- The glaciers of the Central-Western Asturian Mountains -- 1. The geographical framework -- 2. The discovery and study of glacial landforms -- 3. The distribution of glacial landforms -- 4. The chronology of glacial landforms -- 5. The Puerto de Ventana, a representative site in the central-western sector of the Asturian Mountains -- 6. The significance of the glacial landforms of the central-western sector of Asturias in the context of the climatic evolutio ... -- References -- 4.10 -- The glaciers of the Leonese Cantabrian Mountains -- 1. The geographical framework -- 2. The discovery of glacial landforms -- 3. The distribution of glacial landforms -- 4. The chronology of glacial landforms -- 5. The Sil glacier complex: ice field, transfluent glaciers, and alpine glaciers -- 6. The significance of the glacial landforms of the Leonese Cantabrian Mountains in the context of the climatic evolution of t ... -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 4.11 -- The glaciers of the Montes de León -- 1. The geographical framework -- 2. The discovery of glacial landforms -- 3. The distribution of glacial landforms -- 4. The chronology of glacial landforms -- 5. The glacial morphology of the Vizcodillo Massif -- 6. The significance of the glacial landforms of the Montes de León in the context of the climatic evolution of the Iberian Pen ... -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 4.12 -- The glaciers around Lake Sanabria -- 1. The geographical framework -- 2. The discovery of glacial landforms -- 3. The distribution of glacial landforms -- 4. The chronology of glacial landforms -- 5. Lake Sanabria: a geomorphological and geochronological reference point -- 6. The significance of the glacial landforms around Lake Sanabria in the context of the climatic evolution of the Iberian Peni ... -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 4.13 -- The glaciers in Western Galicia. |
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1. The geographical framework -- 2. The discovery of glacial landforms -- 3. The distribution of glacial landforms -- 4. The chronology of glacial landforms -- 5. The Serra do Xistral, an exceptional example of glacial dynamics in low-altitude mountains -- 6. The significance of the glacial landforms of Western Galicia in the context of the climatic evolution of the Iberian Peninsula -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 4.14 -- The glaciers in Eastern Galicia -- 1. The geographical framework -- 2. The discovery of glacial landforms -- 3. The distribution of glacial landforms -- 4. The chronology of glacial landforms -- 5. The uniqueness of the ice fields of the Eastern Galician Mountains -- 6. The significance of the glacial landforms of the Eastern Galician Mountains in the context of the climatic evolution of the ... -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 4.15 -- The glaciers of the Peneda, Amarela, and Gerês-Xurés massifs -- 1. The geographical framework -- 2. The discovery of glacial landforms -- 3. The distribution of glacial landforms -- 4. The chronology of glacial landforms -- 5. Structural context and glaciers in the Serra do Xurés -- 6. The significance of the glacial landforms of the Peneda, Amarela and Gerês-Xurés massifs in the context of the climatic evo ... -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 4.16 -- The glaciers of Serra da Estrela -- 1. Geographical setting -- 2. History of the research on glacial landforms -- 3. Distribution of the glacial landforms -- 4. Chronology of the glacial landforms -- 5. The upper catchment of the Zêzere glacial valley -- 6. The significance of the glacial landforms of the Serra da Estrela in the context of the Iberian Peninsula -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Further reading -- 4.17 -- The glaciers of the Iberian Range -- 1. The geographical framework -- 2. The discovery of glacial landforms. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022279721 |
| ISBN | 9780128219416 paperback |
| ISBN | 0128219416 paperback |
