1979
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Jean-René Vanney et al., « Types de reliefs littoraux et dunaires en Basse-Andalousie (de la ría de Huelva à l'embochure du Gualdalquivir) », Mélanges de la Casa de Velázquez, ID : 10.3406/casa.1979.2292
Types of coastal and dune landforms in lower Andalusia (from the Ría de Huelva to the mouth of the Guadalquivir). Between the rías of Huelva and of the Guadalquivir, the shore of the Gulf of Cadiz presents six types of coastal and dune relief regrouped in two families. I. Forms inherited from periods to physiographic conditions different from the present ones. (A) The abandoned cliffs are protected from marine undercutting since the placing of marshy surfaces (fig. 3 to 6), dune ridges (fig. 6 to 8), or graded talus (fig. 9 to 11). (B) Stabilized sand dunes form low ondulations degiadedby running water (inner system, fig. 12) and a coastal sand-ridge especially developed in Arenas Gordas (outer system, fig. 13 to 18). (C) Ancient sand bars which make up the Coto de Dofiana baymouth bar (fig. 19, 20). II. Living forms are to be found in areas most exposed to waves and winds from S and SW. (A) Live cliffs cut into the arenic and ferricrusted formations of Arenas Gordas (fig. 21 to 25) and the Pliocene strata of shelly limestones to the S of the mouth of the Guadalquivir (fig. 26 to 29). (B) The coastal accumulations comprise estuary bars (Barras de Huelva and Sanlûcar, fig. 8, 31) and off-shore bars; beaches locally bordered by coastal bars (golas) and stepped berms; the free dunes, foredunes, residual dunes (blow outs), reworked dunes (paraboles, trails) (fig. 32 to 36). (C) Moving dunes are formed by transverse ridges which take over vegetated depressions (or corrales) where relicts of ancient sand dunes remain (interdunes, counterdunes, relict cones) (fig. 37 to 46).