File:Messinian Gibraltar labels+arrows.tif
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English: Geography of the Gibraltar Arc during the early stages of the Messinian Salinity Crisis (the period of restricted connection between the Mediterranean and the Altlantic). At a depth of about 100 km, a piece of dense lithosphere detached from Iberia and sunk in the Earth's mantle. As a result, southern Iberia uplifted and the seaways that connected both seas emerged, The lack of oceanic water supply and the arid climate of the Mediterranean sea both lead to a drawdown of its level. Español: Geografía del Arco de Gibraltar al inicio de la Crisis Salina del Mesiniense (el periodo de incomunicación del Mediterráneo con el Océano Atlántico). En el sur de la Peninsula Ibérica, a unos 100 km de profundidad, un pedazo de la litosfera (con una densidad mayor que en su entorno) se descolgó de la corteza terrestre y se hundió en el manto terrestre. Como resultado, el sur de Iberia se levantó y los estrechos que comunicaban ambos mares quedaron clausurados. El clima árido del Mediterráneo condujo entonces a un descenso rápido de su nivel, al faltar el aporte de agua oceánica. |
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| Source | This file has been produced in 2011-12-05 with the explicit purpose of free distribution. It was first published here: http://retosterricolas.blogspot.com/2011/12/recreacion-del-aislamiento-del.html |
| Author | Manolo Mantero, Daniel Garcia-Castellanos |
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