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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-1985-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-1985-2018
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17 Jul 2018
Research article |  | 17 Jul 2018

Tsunamis boulders on the rocky shores of Minorca (Balearic Islands)

Francesc Xavier Roig-Munar, Joan Manuel Vilaplana, Antoni Rodríguez-Perea, José Ángel Martín-Prieto, and Bernadí Gelabert

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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.
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