Geoheritage Inventory of the El Hierro UNESCO Global Geopark
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Abstract In 2014 the Island of El Hierro (Canary Islands) was declared a Geopark Unesco network, thus becoming first UNESCO geopark Canary Islands. The geological history can be understood through visit 61 geosites, which are representative growth and destruction an oceanic in intraplate environment. heritage represented by these geosites has as foremost exponents those related to formation mega-landslides extensive fields pahoehoe lava-flows historical or prehistoric fissure volcanism concerning activity its three rifts. This chapter describes methodology used establishing geosite inventory carried out 2019, well description established geosites.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Geoheritage, geoparks and geotourism
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2363-765X', '2363-7668']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07289-5_4