The Kaali crater field and other geosites of Saaremaa Island (Estonia): the perspectives for a geopark

• Autorzy: Raukas Anto , Stankowski Wojciech

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DOI

10.2478/v10118-010-0004-z

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The Island of Saaremaa in Estonia offers highly spectacular geological features that belong to the most interesting in the Baltic Sea area. A unique geological monument on the island is the Kaali meteorite-crater field, formed by nine meteorite impacts. There are also attractive coastal cliffs, huge erratics, alvars (limestone areas covered by a very thin soil) and well-developed glacial and marine landforms. Limestone cliffs and shingle beaches abound with Silurian fossils and offer great opportunities to fossil collectors. The island is a prospective geopark. During the past few years, the geology of the island has become an intensely studied object of Estonian and Polish geologists.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

geopark; geosites; meteorite-crater field; Saaremaa Island; Estonia

PL

geopark; geostanowiska; Estonia

• Wydawca: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza. Instytut Geologii
• Czasopismo: Geologos
• Rocznik: 2010
• Tom: Vol. 16, No. 1
• Strony: 59--68
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 18 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Raukas Anto

• Institute of Ecology, Tallinn University, Uus-Sadama 5, 10120 Tallinn, Estonia

autor

Stankowski Wojciech

• Institute of Geology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Maków Polnych 16, 61-606 Poznan, Poland

Bibliografia

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu w ramach umowy 509/P-DUN/2018 ze środków MNiSW przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (2019).