Güímar and la Orotava mega-landslides (Tenerife) and Tsunamis deposits in Canary Islands

More than 20 mega-landslides have been described in the Canary Islands affecting the flanks of the volcanic edifices. Güímar and La Orotava landslides, in Tenerife, are two exceptional cases due to their huge dimensions and outstanding geomorphological features. The estimated volume of these landsli...

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Autores: Ferrer, Mercedes, González de Vallejo, Luis I., Coello, Juan Jesús, García, Joshua Carlos, Hernández Gutiérrez, Luis E, Casillas, Ramón, Martín, Candelaria, Rodríguez-Losada, J.A., Madeira, J, Andrade, C, Freitas, Maria Conceição, Lomoschitz, Alejandro, Yepes, Jorge, Meco, J., Betancort-Lozano, Juan Francisco
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Repositorio:accedaCRIS portal de investigación de la Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria
OAI Identifier:oai:accedacris.ulpgc.es:10553/17949
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10553/17949
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:24 Ciencias de la vida
2416 Paleontología
Volcanic landslides
Tsunami deposits
Canary Islands
Tenerife
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Sumario:More than 20 mega-landslides have been described in the Canary Islands affecting the flanks of the volcanic edifices. Güímar and La Orotava landslides, in Tenerife, are two exceptional cases due to their huge dimensions and outstanding geomorphological features. The estimated volume of these landslides exceed tens of cubic km. Tsunami deposits have been also identified in some of the islands of the archipelago probably associated to the large landslides of the islands flanks. An investigation has been carried out to explain the causes of these large instability processes and their failure mechanisms.

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