Glacial cirques in the southern side of the cantabrian mountains of southwestern europe

• Published in: Geografiska annaler. Series A, Physical geography Vol. 97; no. 4; pp. 633 - 651
• Main Authors: Gómez-villar, Amelia, Santos-gonzález, Javier, González-gutiérrez, Rosa Blanca, Redondo-vega, José María
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 01.12.2015; Blackwell Publishing Ltd; Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography
• Subjects: Cantabrian Mountains; Freshwater; glacial cirques; glacial geomorphology; USA, Montana; Spain, Leon, Sil R; ANE, Spain; Spain, Cantabrian Mts

A total of 156 glacial cirques located on two different areas in the Cantabrian Mountains (NW Spain) were identified and measured in order to continue and expand the study of these large-scale erosional forms in European mountains. Environmental variables that may explain cirque distribution (altitu...