Tsunami Boulders on the Rocky Coasts of Ibiza and Formentera (Balearic Islands)
Large boulders have been found in marine cliffs from 7 study sites on Ibiza and Formentera Islands (Balearic Islands, Western Mediterranean). These large boulders of up to 43 t are located on platforms that form the rocky coastline of Ibiza and Formentera, several tens of meters from the edge of the...
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| description | Large boulders have been found in marine cliffs from 7 study sites on Ibiza and Formentera Islands (Balearic Islands, Western Mediterranean). These large boulders of up to 43 t are located on platforms that form the rocky coastline of Ibiza and Formentera, several tens of meters from the edge of the cliff, up to 11 m above sea level and several kilometers away from any inland escarpment. Despite than storm wave height and energy are higher from the northern direction, the largest boulders are located in the southern part of the islands. The boulders are located in the places where numerical models of tsunami simulation from submarine earthquakes on the North African coast predict tsunami impact on these two islands. According to radiocarbon data and rate of growth of dissolution pans, the ages of the boulders range between 1750 AD and 1870 AD. Documentary sources also confirm a huge tsunami affecting the SE coast of Majorca (the largest Balearic Island) in 1756. The distribution of the boulders sites along the islands, the direction of imbrication and the run-up necessary for their placement suggest that they were transported from northern African tsunami waves that hit the coastline of Ibiza and Formentera Islands. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f727f9e1ee4244b38e3530d4cb6edd8a2022-12-21T22:26:02ZengMDPI AGJournal of Marine Science and Engineering2077-13122019-09-0171032710.3390/jmse7100327jmse7100327Tsunami Boulders on the Rocky Coasts of Ibiza and Formentera (Balearic Islands)Francesc Xavier Roig-Munar0Antonio Rodríguez-Perea1José Angel Martín-Prieto2Bernadi Gelabert3Joan Manuel Vilaplana4QU4TRE Consultoría Ambiental, C/Carritxaret 18-apt. 6, es Migjorn Gran, 07749 Menorca, SpainDepartamento de Geografía, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Carretera de Valldemossa km 7,5, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, SpainQU4TRE Consultoría Ambiental, C/Carritxaret 18-apt. 6, es Migjorn Gran, 07749 Menorca, SpainDepartamento de Biología, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Carretera de Valldemossa, km 7,5, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, SpainDpto.de Dinàmica de la Terra i de l’Oceà, Grupo RISKNAT, Geomodels, Universitat de Barcelona, Martí i Franquès, s/n. 08028 Barcelona, SpainLarge boulders have been found in marine cliffs from 7 study sites on Ibiza and Formentera Islands (Balearic Islands, Western Mediterranean). These large boulders of up to 43 t are located on platforms that form the rocky coastline of Ibiza and Formentera, several tens of meters from the edge of the cliff, up to 11 m above sea level and several kilometers away from any inland escarpment. Despite than storm wave height and energy are higher from the northern direction, the largest boulders are located in the southern part of the islands. The boulders are located in the places where numerical models of tsunami simulation from submarine earthquakes on the North African coast predict tsunami impact on these two islands. According to radiocarbon data and rate of growth of dissolution pans, the ages of the boulders range between 1750 AD and 1870 AD. Documentary sources also confirm a huge tsunami affecting the SE coast of Majorca (the largest Balearic Island) in 1756. The distribution of the boulders sites along the islands, the direction of imbrication and the run-up necessary for their placement suggest that they were transported from northern African tsunami waves that hit the coastline of Ibiza and Formentera Islands.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/7/10/327tsunami boulderscoastal cliffIbizaFormentera |
| spellingShingle | Francesc Xavier Roig-Munar Antonio Rodríguez-Perea José Angel Martín-Prieto Bernadi Gelabert Joan Manuel Vilaplana Tsunami Boulders on the Rocky Coasts of Ibiza and Formentera (Balearic Islands) Journal of Marine Science and Engineering tsunami boulders coastal cliff Ibiza Formentera |
| title | Tsunami Boulders on the Rocky Coasts of Ibiza and Formentera (Balearic Islands) |
| title_full | Tsunami Boulders on the Rocky Coasts of Ibiza and Formentera (Balearic Islands) |
| title_fullStr | Tsunami Boulders on the Rocky Coasts of Ibiza and Formentera (Balearic Islands) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tsunami Boulders on the Rocky Coasts of Ibiza and Formentera (Balearic Islands) |
| title_short | Tsunami Boulders on the Rocky Coasts of Ibiza and Formentera (Balearic Islands) |
| title_sort | tsunami boulders on the rocky coasts of ibiza and formentera balearic islands |
| topic | tsunami boulders coastal cliff Ibiza Formentera |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/7/10/327 |
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