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Glacial Landforms as Geodiversity Resources for Geotourism in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina Cover

Glacial Landforms as Geodiversity Resources for Geotourism in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

Open Access
|Nov 2021

Abstract

The southern extreme location and the natural landscapes, highly modelled by glaciers during the Quaternary period, give Tierra del Fuego a unique opportunity to attract visitors worldwide. Its glacial landforms are geodiversity resources that are witness to global climate changes as natural processes. Therefore, this study aims to highlight different glacial landforms considering their geodidactic potential for educational information in terms of geographical study. Sixteen georesources connected by routes are analysed, using bibliographic research, fieldwork and a datasheet designed ad-hoc. Four of them were formed during middle Pleistocene glaciations and the other twelve during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), out of which two also represent the Holocene, which happens to be the youngest glaciation.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2022-0001 | Journal eISSN: 2081-6383 | Journal ISSN: 2082-2103
Language: English
Page range: 5 - 24
Submitted on: Apr 29, 2021
Published on: Nov 7, 2021
Published by: Adam Mickiewicz University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
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© 2021 Andrea Coronato, Soledad Schwarz, Flavia Flores Barrera, published by Adam Mickiewicz University
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.