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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-1985-2018
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-1985-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Tsunamis boulders on the rocky shores of Minorca (Balearic Islands)
Francesc Xavier Roig-Munar
QU4TRE, environmental consulting, Carritxaret 18.6, es Migjorn Gran,
07749 Minorca, Spain
Joan Manuel Vilaplana
Department of Earth and Ocean Dynamics, RISKNAT Group, Geomodels,
Universitat de Barcelona, Martí i Franquès, s/n 08028 Barcelona
Antoni Rodríguez-Perea
Department of Geography, Universitat de les Illes
Balears, Carretera de Valldemossa, km 7.5, 07122, Palma, Majorca, Spain
José Ángel Martín-Prieto
QU4TRE, environmental consulting, Carritxaret 18.6, es Migjorn Gran,
07749 Minorca, Spain
Bernadí Gelabert
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Biology, Universitat de les Illes
Balears, Carretera de Valldemossa, km 7.5, 07122, Palma, Majorca, Spain
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- The Mediterranean Sea and the Gulf of Cadiz as a natural laboratory for paleotsunami research: Recent advancements P. De Martini et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2021.103578
- A Comprehensive Review of Polygenetic Signatures, Methodological Advances, and Implications for Coastal Boulder Deposits (CBDs) Assessment A. Gharnate et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/geohazards6040069
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- Clustered, Stacked and Imbricated Large Coastal Rock Clasts on Ludao Island, Southeast Taiwan, and Their Application to Palaeotyphoon Intensity Assessment J. Terry et al. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2021.792369
- Storm or tsunamis: Boulder deposits on the rocky coasts of the Balearic Islands (Spain) F. Roig-Munar et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2023.107112
- Presence of boulders associated with an extreme wave event in the western Mediterranean (Cape Cope, Murcia, Spain): possible evidence of a tsunami J. Lario et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41513-023-00208-8
- Evidence of tsunami forces shaping clifftop boulder fields from integrated morphometric and numerical modeling approaches À. Fernández-Mora et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-24741-x
- Benthic foraminifera as indicators of tsunami and extreme-wave sediment transport on Mediterranean rocky coasts: Evidence from Menorca Island J. Pérez-Asensio et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2026.105267
- Maximal Heights of Nearshore Storm Waves and Resultant Onshore Flow Velocities N. Bujan & R. Cox https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00309
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Large boulders have been found on platforms that comprise the rocky coastline of Minorca (Balearic Islands), several tens of meters from the edge of the cliff, up to 15 m above the sea level, and kilometers away from any inland escarpment. The age of the boulders, the direction of imbrication and the estimation of run-up necessary for their placement indicate dislodging and transport by northern Africa tsunami waves that hit the coastline of Minorca.
Large boulders have been found on platforms that comprise the rocky coastline of Minorca...
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