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

• Author(s): Pereira, D. I. ; Brilha, J. B. ; Pereira, Paulo
• Date: 2012
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/20618
• Origin: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
• Subject(s): Geoheritage; Geosite; Assessment; Scientific value; Vulnerability
• Document Type: Conference Object
• Language: English

Description

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.