Geoheritage of Terras de Cavaleiros aspiring geopark (NE Portugal) : inventory ...

• Autor(es): Pereira, D. I. ; Brilha, J. B. ; Pereira, Paulo
• Data: 2012
• Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/20618
• Origem: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
• Assunto(s): Geoheritage; Geosite; Assessment; Scientific value; Vulnerability
• Tipo de Documento: Documento de conferência
• Idioma: Inglês

Descrição

The Macedo de Cavaleiros municipality is preparing a new geopark project in NE Portugal with the scientific support of the universities of Minho (Braga) and Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Vila Real). Terras de Cavaleiros (Lands of Knights) aspiring geopark (TCAG) has an area of about 700 km2 corresponding to the administrative limits of Macedo de Cavaleiros municipality. This work presents the geoheritage of this territory as the result of a detailed geosites inventory and assessment made by the University of Minho team.