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Landscapes and Landforms of Colombia

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  • © 2016

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Editors:
  1. Michel Hermelin

    1. Department of Geology, U. EAFIT, Medellín, Colombia

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  • The book covers the most important and relevant landscapes of Columbian geomorphology
  • It provides easily accessible and up-to-date information about Columbian geomorphology, and is a useful tool for students, researchers and non-geomorphologists
  • The clear and layman language style employed and quality illustrations (e.g. coloured maps, aerial photos, and photos) should make it attractive to a general audience as well
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: World Geomorphological Landscapes (WGLC)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
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  2. Geomorphological Landscapes and Landforms of Colombia

    • Michel Hermelin
    Pages 1-21

  3. Cabo de La Vela (“La Vela” Cape) and Surroundings

    • Blanca Oliva Posada
    Pages 23-34

  4. Mud Diapirism in the Central Colombian Caribbean Coastal Zone

    • José Henry Carvajal
    Pages 35-53

  5. The Arboletes-Punta Rey Littoral, Southern Caribbean Coast

    • Iván Darío Correa Arango, Juan Felipe Paniagua-Arroyave
    Pages 55-63

  6. La Playa Badlands and Their Earth Pillars

    • Michel Hermelin
    Pages 65-72

  7. The Chicamocha River Canyon

    • Georgina Guzmán
    Pages 73-83

  8. The El Cocuy Snowy Range

    • Domingo Mendivelso
    Pages 85-98

  9. Tota Lake

    • Héctor Fonseca, Ítalo Reyes
    Pages 99-106

  10. Guatavita Lake

    • Orlando Navas
    Pages 107-114

  11. Bogotá “Savanna”

    • José Henry Carvajal, Orlando Navas
    Pages 115-126

  12. The Tatacoa Desert

    • Michel Hermelin
    Pages 127-137

  13. Inselbergs Near Medellín

    • Carolina García, Michel Hermelin
    Pages 139-153

  14. Inter-Andean Cauca River Canyon

    • José Humberto Caballero, Albeiro Rendón, John Jairo Gallego, Nathalia Vanessa Uasapud
    Pages 155-166

  15. Geomorphological Characteristics of the Ruiz Volcano and Surroundings

    • Gloria Elena Toro, Ricardo Méndez, Michel Hermelin, Miguel Angel Tavera
    Pages 167-182

  16. The Puracé Region

    • María Patricia Torres, María Luisa Monsalve, Bernardo Pulgarín
    Pages 183-192

  17. Geomorphological Features of the Galeras Volcanic Complex

    • Marta Lucia Calvache, José Fernando Duque-Trujillo
    Pages 193-202

  18. The Guamuéz (La Cocha) Lake

    • José Fernando Duque-Trujillo, Michel Hermelin, Gloria Elena Toro
    Pages 203-210

  19. Back Matter

    Pages 211-219
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About this book

This book provides an attractive and informative overview of Colombian landscapes and their geological evolution, including comprehensive descriptions of seventeen key selected sites in the country.
It provides insight into the geomorphological diversity of Colombian landscapes characterized by climatic and topographic variation. The book covers the essence of the landscapes in the country: coastal
features, mud volcanoes, desertic geoforms, snow covered peaks, active volcanoes, deeply incised canyons and subdesertic valleys. It contributes knowledge and understanding into Colombian landscapes
and prospects.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Geology, U. EAFIT, Medellín, Colombia

    Michel Hermelin

About the editor

Professor Hermelin conducted studies on geomorphology (evolution of Colombian landscapes, erosion and chemical weathering, distribution of Quaternary volcanic ash) in the Central and Western Cordilleras, in Cordoba and the Archipelago of San Andres and Providencia also works on Environmental Geology (mapping and threat prevention, impact of human activities on ecosystems, physical planning of urban and rural territory). He currently undertakes projects on the highlands of Antioquia, the breakdown of stability of slopes subjected to grazing, decomposition of Antioquia Batholith rocks and natural hazards Aburrá Valley. He has published in many international journals such including the Bull. of Engineering Geology and the Environment, JP of Human Security and Development, Zeitschrift für Geomorphology, Journal of the Institute of Housing INVI, Chile, and national journals including the Journal of the Academy Colombian Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences, and the Bulletin of Earth Sciences, Bulletin of routes, EAFIT Magazine, as well as in several books.

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