Criterios geomorfológicos sobre actividad tectónica reciente a lo largo de la Costa Recta, Isla Decepción (Antártida Occidental)

  1. R. Pérez López 1
  2. F. Fernández Ibáñez 2
  3. J.J. Martínez Díaz 3
  4. C. Paredes 4
  5. J.L. Giner 3
  6. A. Caselli 5
  1. 1 Universidad CEU San Pablo
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    Universidad CEU San Pablo

    Madrid, España

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  2. 2 Instituto Andaluz de Geofísica
  3. 3 Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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    Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    Madrid, España

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  4. 4 Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
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    Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

    Madrid, España

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  5. 5 Universidad de Buenos Aires
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    Universidad de Buenos Aires

    Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Revista:
Geotemas (Madrid)

ISSN: 1576-5172

Ano de publicación: 2004

Título do exemplar: IV Congreso Geológico de España (Zaragoza, 12-15 julio, 2004)

Número: 6

Páxinas: 179-182

Tipo: Artigo

Outras publicacións en: Geotemas (Madrid)

Resumo

Several active tectonic evidences are observed along Costa Recta, located eastward of Deception Island (western Antarctica): marine terraces and fluvial streams cutting a relict glacier. The height of both landforms decrease southward from Macaroni Point, appointing to a tilt movement across a fault plane. Fault planes were measured at Macaroni Point and Baily Head, with a main NNWSSE orientation, similar to the Costa Recta strike. From several scales o f measure, the orientation of the beach was established in two principal segments: N168QE, and N173QE. On the other hand, the beach and glacier dynamics and sedimentary deposits were studied. According to the morpho-tectonic analysis, we conclude that the Costa Recta beach is a retreat scarp of a submarine fault oriented NNW-SSE and located in the Bransfield Strait, although a geophysical study of the marine bottom is needed to map the fault trace in an accurate way.