Carte topographique Majorca

Nom : Carte topographique Majorca, altitude, relief.

Lieu : Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain (39.12073 2.30305 39.96251 3.47875)

Altitude moyenne : 57 m

Altitude minimum : -2 m

Altitude maximum : 1 368 m

Mallorca and the other Balearic Islands are geologically an extension of the fold mountains of the Betic Cordillera of Andalusia. They consist primarily of sediments deposited in the Tethys Sea during the Mesozoic era. These marine deposits have given rise to calcareous rocks which are often fossiliferous. The folding of the Betic Cordillera and Mallorcan ranges resulted from subduction of the African plate beneath the Eurasian plate with eventual collision. Tectonic movements led to different elevation and lowering zones in the late Tertiary period, which is why the connection to the mainland has been severed at the current sea level.

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