The Salento peninsula is the heel of the boot drawn by the perimeter of the Italian coastline. It is placed to the south of the alignment Brindisi-Taranto cities, between the Ionian and the Adriatic seas. Its geological structure is made of a thick Mesozoic carbonate sequence covered by Tertiary and Quaternary deposits. The landscape evolution is the result of the interaction between tectonics, karst and marine processes controlled by climate and sea level changes. The landscape of Salento peninsula is mainly composed of landforms due to the action of waters, both continental and marine ones, notwithstanding it is known to be a region without extended surficial drainage catchments.
The Salento peninsula (Apulia, Southern Italy): a water-shaped landscape without rivers
MASTRONUZZI, Giuseppe Antonio;
2017-01-01
Abstract
The Salento peninsula is the heel of the boot drawn by the perimeter of the Italian coastline. It is placed to the south of the alignment Brindisi-Taranto cities, between the Ionian and the Adriatic seas. Its geological structure is made of a thick Mesozoic carbonate sequence covered by Tertiary and Quaternary deposits. The landscape evolution is the result of the interaction between tectonics, karst and marine processes controlled by climate and sea level changes. The landscape of Salento peninsula is mainly composed of landforms due to the action of waters, both continental and marine ones, notwithstanding it is known to be a region without extended surficial drainage catchments.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
