Iberia, Land of Glaciers: How The Mountains Were Shaped By Glaciers discusses the impact of past glaciers in the current landscape of Iberia. Currently, there are only small glaciers in the highest peaks of the Pyrenees that are the legacy of the last cold period that ended at the end of the 19th century: The Little Ice Age. However, an accurate observation of the landscape of the highest peaks and adjacent valleys of the Iberian Peninsula reveals a past shaped by the successive passage of glaciers with hundreds of meters of ice, similar to what happens today in the Alps or Patagonia.Iberian glaciation has resulted in ice expansion through valleys that are now used by the road network and where important populations settle; in addition, large accumulations of sediments deposited by those glaciers are still unstable today and can trigger risks for mountain populations. Iberia, Land of Glaciers presents the impact of the glaciers in the landscape of mountains following a more educational perspective with examples of 21 Iberian massifs written by specialists from each of the areas.

Assesses present-day Iberian Peninsula landscape trends by understanding the past behavior of glaciers
Includes the latest findings of all the major Iberian mountains in a single book
Includes quality, color figures to enhance understanding of glacier formations
Provides a more educational and pedagogical perspective on glacial processes to reach an audience beyond academia

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Information

Publisher

Elsevier

Year

2021

ISBN

9780128219690

Topic

Physical Sciences

Subtopic

Geology & Earth Sciences

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Contributors
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1. The impact of the Quaternary ice ages on the landscape
Chapter 2. Quaternary ice ages in the Iberian Peninsula
Chapter 3. The glacial landscapes of the Iberian Peninsula within the Mediterranean region
Chapter 4. The Iberian Peninsula: from palaeoglaciers to the current glaciers
Chapter 4.1. The glaciers of the Southeastern Pyrenees
Chapter 4.2. The glaciers of the Central-Eastern Pyrenees
Chapter 4.3. The glaciers of the Central-Western Pyrenees
Chapter 4.4. The glaciers of the eastern massifs of Cantabria, the Burgos Mountains and the Basque Country
Chapter 4.5. The glaciers of the Montaña Palentina
Chapter 4.6. The glaciers of the western massifs of Cantabria
Chapter 4.7. The glaciers in the Redes Natural Park
Chapter 4.8. The glaciers of the Picos de Europa
Chapter 4.9. The glaciers of the Central-Western Asturian Mountains
Chapter 4.10. The glaciers of the Leonese Cantabrian Mountains
Chapter 4.11. The glaciers of the Montes de León
Chapter 4.12. The glaciers around Lake Sanabria
Chapter 4.13. The glaciers in Western Galicia
Chapter 4.14. The glaciers in Eastern Galicia
Chapter 4.15. The glaciers of the Peneda, Amarela, and Gerês-Xurés massifs
Chapter 4.16. The glaciers of Serra da Estrela
Chapter 4.17. The glaciers of the Iberian Range
Chapter 4.18. The glaciers of the Sierra de Gredos
Chapter 4.19. The glaciers of the Sierras de Guadarrama and Somosierra
Chapter 4.20. The glaciers of the Sierra Nevada
Chapter 4.21. The existing glaciers of the Iberian Peninsula: the Central Pyrenees
Chapter 5. Iberia: land of the ancient glaciers
List of abbreviations
Index