The evolution of the coastline at Peniche and the Berlengas islands (Portugal) : state of the art
Joint Authors
Nunes, Elisabete
Azevêdo, Teresa
Source
The Egyptian Journal of Environmental Change
Publisher
The Egyptian Society of Environmental Change
Publication Date
2010-10-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
23
Main Subjects
English Abstract
The Peniche peninsula, corresponded before the twelfth century to a coastal island, separated from the continent by a wide erosive navigable channel.
The gradual silting up of the mouth of the São Domingos River built the present sandy isthmus leading to the human occupation of the island and its huge development as a harbour.
Its geology and lithology, mainly Jurassic limestones showing spectacular cliffs and carved forms such as lapis, attract thousands of tourists nowadays.
Several archaeological sites are identified in the area, such as, shipwrecks, port structures, salt marshes, nurseries, burial deposits, anchorages and an amphorae production complex.
16km West of Peniche is the Berlengas Archipelago; a group of small islands and islets.
Their geology is quite different from that of Peniche and the continent.
They correspond to Precambrian emerged submarine mountain tops, having their main ones made up of coarse grained red granite, the “Berlengas Granite”.
As such, they testify to the ancient bounding of the Gondwana continent before the separation of Europe and America, and represent the limit of a large tectonic trough in the east (Lusitanian Basin).
This paper aims to present the origins of both sites in order to contribute to our understanding of the reasons behind their particularly different history and evolution.
Data Type
Conference Papers
Record ID
BIM-967750
American Psychological Association (APA)
Azevêdo, Teresa& Nunes, Elisabete. 2010-10-31. The evolution of the coastline at Peniche and the Berlengas islands (Portugal) : state of the art. Symposium and Workshop “Adaptation with Coasts and Arid Lands” (2nd : 2009 : Alexandria, Egypt). . Vol. 2, no. 1 (Special issue) (Oct. 2010), pp.1-23.Alexandria Egypt : The Egyptian Society of Environmental Change.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Azevêdo, Teresa& Nunes, Elisabete. The evolution of the coastline at Peniche and the Berlengas islands (Portugal) : state of the art. . Alexandria Egypt : The Egyptian Society of Environmental Change. 2010-10-31.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-967750
American Medical Association (AMA)
Azevêdo, Teresa& Nunes, Elisabete. The evolution of the coastline at Peniche and the Berlengas islands (Portugal) : state of the art. . Symposium and Workshop “Adaptation with Coasts and Arid Lands” (2nd : 2009 : Alexandria, Egypt).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-967750
