Ponta da Piedade - Algarve (Portugal)
Nuno Correia
Porto, Portugal
The Algarve basin, approximately 8000km2, is located in the south of Portugal and extends onshore and offshore parallel to the coastline. The rocks in Ponta da Piedade area have undergone brittle deformation which originated in a series of small normal faults, most of them trending North-South.
Ponta da Piedade formation, the youngest sedimentary rocks of the basin, are made up 90% by fossils cemented together by calcite cement.
The geomorphological features and the rugged outlook of the cliffs in this area are an evidence of excessive erosion and sediment karstification.
Category
Reuse
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) (opens in a new window)Credit: Nuno Correia (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
Properties
Type
Image
Format
JPG
Size
2.7 MB
Aspect
2048:1365
Width
2048 px
Height
1365 px
Brand
Nikon
Model
D7100
Exposure
10 mm f/8 1/250 s ISO 110
Coordinates
37.0784, -8.6687
Tint
Bluish white
Submitted
21 December 2023
Taken
19 July 2019
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