FORMATION AND EVOLUTION OF THE DANUBE DELTA
FORMATION AND EVOLUTION OF THE DANUBE DELTA
Author(s): Iulia BirișiuSubject(s): Geography, Regional studies, Environmental Geography, Maps / Cartography
Published by: Editura Aeternitas
Keywords: Danube Delta; geology; cycles; stages; levees; sediments; clogging;
Summary/Abstract: The Danube Delta is the newest territory of Romania. Its formation tookplace in several stages, from Paleozoic to Pliocene. During this time, six geological cycleswere highlighted. The most important stage in the formation of the Danube Delta is theDeltaic stage because no orogenic movements have taken place, erosion due to the winds andprecipitation has taken place and the main cracks have formed. Around these beams thefloods brought by the Danube river accumulated, which led to the formation of the currentdelta
Journal: PANGEEA
- Issue Year: 19/2019
- Issue No: 19
- Page Range: 16-22
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English