Classification of granitic relief in the territory of the Sertão Monumental Geopark Project, Brazil

The granitic relief is notable in the Brazilian northeastern landscape due to its resistance to geomorphological processes. In the territory of the Sertão Monumental Geopark Project, which covers the Ceará municipalities of Quixadá and Quixeramobim, there is a significant occurrence of the granitic...

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Published in:	Investigaciones Geográficas
Main Authors:	Alexandre Pinheiro Alcântara, Vanda Claudino-Sales, João Luis Sampaio Olímpio, Adriano Luís Heck Simon, Rubson Pinheiro Maia
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidad de Alicante, Instituto Interuniversitario de Geografía 2025-01-01
Subjects:	geomorphological taxonomy etchplanation granitic features inselberg geopark brazilian northeast
Online Access:	https://www.investigacionesgeograficas.com/article/view/27310

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