Morphology of the submerged Ferdinandea Island, the ‘Neverland’ of the Sicily Channel (central Mediterranean Sea)
ABSTRACTWe present the bathy-morphological map at a scale of 1: 50,000 of the area around the submerged Ferdinandea Island, the ‘Neverland’ of the Sicily Channel (central Mediterranean Sea). We investigate an area of 100 km2, between 10 and 350 m, which is part of a triangular morphological high, 36...
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| author | Daniele Spatola Attilio Sulli Luca Basilone Daniele Casalbore Simone Napoli Gualtiero Basilone Francesco Latino Chiocci |
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| description | ABSTRACTWe present the bathy-morphological map at a scale of 1: 50,000 of the area around the submerged Ferdinandea Island, the ‘Neverland’ of the Sicily Channel (central Mediterranean Sea). We investigate an area of 100 km2, between 10 and 350 m, which is part of a triangular morphological high, 360 km2 wide, representing the SE-wards prolongation of the Adventure Bank. The study is based on the morphometric analysis based on high resolution multibeam, and sub-bottom CHIRP profiles collected in 2015. The area around the remains of Ferdinandea Island is morphologically shaped by the interplay between volcanic, tectonic, fluid seepage, and oceanographic processes. Since the study area is considered a hot spot of biodiversity affected by maritime traffic (especially in Ferdinandea Channel) and hosting communication pipelines, this map provides insights both for habitat mapping purposes and preliminary marine geohazard assessment due to the occurrence of historically active submarine volcanoes, pockmarks, and mass transport deposits. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e94687c6f71e42bd9217c5268b1e59942023-08-09T20:29:43ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Maps1744-56472023-12-0119110.1080/17445647.2023.2243305Morphology of the submerged Ferdinandea Island, the ‘Neverland’ of the Sicily Channel (central Mediterranean Sea)Daniele Spatola0Attilio Sulli1Luca Basilone2Daniele Casalbore3Simone Napoli4Gualtiero Basilone5Francesco Latino Chiocci6Department of Earth Sciences, Sapienza University, Rome, ItalyDepartment of Earth and Marine Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, ItalyInstituto Oceanográfico da Universidade de São Paulo, Praça do Oceanográfico, São Paulo, BrazilDepartment of Earth Sciences, Sapienza University, Rome, ItalyDepartment of Earth Sciences, Sapienza University, Rome, ItalyInstitute of Anthropic Impact and Sustainability in Marine Environment IAS – CNR, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Torretta Granitola (TP), Granitola Torretta, ItalyDepartment of Earth Sciences, Sapienza University, Rome, ItalyABSTRACTWe present the bathy-morphological map at a scale of 1: 50,000 of the area around the submerged Ferdinandea Island, the ‘Neverland’ of the Sicily Channel (central Mediterranean Sea). We investigate an area of 100 km2, between 10 and 350 m, which is part of a triangular morphological high, 360 km2 wide, representing the SE-wards prolongation of the Adventure Bank. The study is based on the morphometric analysis based on high resolution multibeam, and sub-bottom CHIRP profiles collected in 2015. The area around the remains of Ferdinandea Island is morphologically shaped by the interplay between volcanic, tectonic, fluid seepage, and oceanographic processes. Since the study area is considered a hot spot of biodiversity affected by maritime traffic (especially in Ferdinandea Channel) and hosting communication pipelines, this map provides insights both for habitat mapping purposes and preliminary marine geohazard assessment due to the occurrence of historically active submarine volcanoes, pockmarks, and mass transport deposits.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17445647.2023.2243305Multibeam bathymetrypockmarksubmarine volcanoseismic reflectionSicily Channel |
| spellingShingle | Daniele Spatola Attilio Sulli Luca Basilone Daniele Casalbore Simone Napoli Gualtiero Basilone Francesco Latino Chiocci Morphology of the submerged Ferdinandea Island, the ‘Neverland’ of the Sicily Channel (central Mediterranean Sea) Journal of Maps Multibeam bathymetry pockmark submarine volcano seismic reflection Sicily Channel |
| title | Morphology of the submerged Ferdinandea Island, the ‘Neverland’ of the Sicily Channel (central Mediterranean Sea) |
| title_full | Morphology of the submerged Ferdinandea Island, the ‘Neverland’ of the Sicily Channel (central Mediterranean Sea) |
| title_fullStr | Morphology of the submerged Ferdinandea Island, the ‘Neverland’ of the Sicily Channel (central Mediterranean Sea) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Morphology of the submerged Ferdinandea Island, the ‘Neverland’ of the Sicily Channel (central Mediterranean Sea) |
| title_short | Morphology of the submerged Ferdinandea Island, the ‘Neverland’ of the Sicily Channel (central Mediterranean Sea) |
| title_sort | morphology of the submerged ferdinandea island the neverland of the sicily channel central mediterranean sea |
| topic | Multibeam bathymetry pockmark submarine volcano seismic reflection Sicily Channel |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17445647.2023.2243305 |
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