GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAP OF THE MARINE AND TRANSITIONAL TERRACES AND

The map was produced by Sandro DeMuro, Angelo Di Grande and Antonio Brambati from geomorphological and geological field survey of Quaternary deposits and with the support of aerial photographs and remote sensing interpretation.

The map was subsequently improved with new geomorphological observations derived from aerial photographs and remote sensing interpretation by Angelo Ibba, Marco Porta and Sira Tecchiato.

RAISED SHORELINES BETWEEN PUNTA PAULO E PORVENIR, TIERRA DEL FUEGO

The locational accuracy is estimated to be within 25 m ÷ 50 m in planimetry and 2 m ÷ 3 m in elevation (the latter refers to mean sea level).

The map was produced using a 1:50,000 scale topographic base of the ”Instituto Geografico Militar Chileno” on the basis of geodetical data related to the 1969 south American ellipsoid.

STRAITS OF MAGELLAN - CHILE

Outcropping limits were checked by means of aerial photographs on an approximate scale of 1:60,000, from the ”Servicio Aerofotogrammetrico Fuerza Aerea de Chile” (SAF) and images from TM and MSS Landsat satellites.

Universal Transverse Mercator cartographic projection (UTM). Altimetrical data are referred to present mean sea level.

SANDRO DE MURO*, ANTONIO BRAMBATIº, SIRA TECCHIATO^, MARCO PORTA* & ANGELO IBBA* This work was funded by:

Programma Nazionale Ricerche in Antartide (PNRA), “Late Quaternary Climatic Evolution in Magellan-Fuegine area (southern South America)”and “Seismostratigraphy and sedimentology of the South Chile margin”.

*Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Cagliari, Italy Supervisor: Antonio Brambati.
°National Museum of Antarctica, University of Trieste, Italy Regione Autonoma della Sardegna (RAS) – Paesi in Via di Sviluppo (PVS) Project “Geological and Geomorphological Map of the Coast of the Magellan Strait”. Supervisor: Sandro DeMuro.
^Department of Environment and Agriculture, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia
University of Cagliari Research Project “Evolution, dynamics and processes of the coasts and continental platform in Mediterranean areas compared to other areas on the planet”. Supervisor: Sandro DeMuro.

Punta Paulo
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Punta Atracadero

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MARINE AND TRANSITIONAL DEPOSITS AND LANDFORMS AEOLIAN DEPOSITS AND LANDFORMS Sa

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Punta Gente
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Fourth Order Terrace made up of pelites,

sands and gravels (often fossiliferous), or
relative paleo-abrasion platforms mainly Dunes
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Bahía Gente Grande
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situated between 1 and 2 metres. • 10
Terraced sequences

Third Order Terrace made up of pelites, Deflation surface Punta Searle

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situated between 3 and 5 metres. • 45

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Las Violetas

Second Order Terrace made up of pelites,

Deposits

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relative paleo-abrasion platforms mainly

situated between 6 and 11 metres. • 24
RUNNING WATER DEPOSITS, LANDFORMS AND PROCESSES
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First Order Terrace made up of pelites, • 33
sands and gravels lacustrine environment • 56
Maria Adela
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Parcela Diez
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Lacustrine terrace
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Lake and pond drift due to deflation

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Lake Lagu Hijuela Veintidos

Terrestrial Marine
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Road Parcela Seis

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Punta Position maps Studied area and position maps of the 1:50,000 scale section
Chilota

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70°25’00” 70°20’00” 70°15’00” 70°10’00”