The Escarpão Plateau (South of Portugal) - A study case of nesting geosites from the aspiring algarvensis geopark

Veiga-Pires, Cristina; Oliveira, Sónia; Moura, Delminda; Pereira, Luís

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Veiga-Pires, Cristina

Oliveira, Sónia

Moura, Delminda

Pereira, Luís

Abstract(s)

Located along the southern limit of the aspiring algarvensis UGGp, the Escarpão Plateau is a singular geomorphological structure sculpted by the conjugation of fluvial, karst and tectonic processes. The plateau is deeply scarved by the Quarteira Rivulet forming a valley that crosses the most complete sedimentary sequence of the Upper Jurassic of the Eastern Algarve (161,2 to 145,5 million years).