Colonial Cartographic Evidence of the Geological Formation of Punta Arenas (Costa Rica, 1595-1838)
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| Médium: | artículo original |
| Stav: | Versión publicada |
| Datum vydání: | 2020 |
| Popis: | The geographical feature that is Punta Arenas was formed by siltation in the last five centuries. There is cartographic evidences from the 17th and 18th centuries that shows a small point with the toponym of Palmer Point. They also show the mouth of the La Barranca river in a different location than the current one. Recent geological studies conclude that the variation in the lower course of this river is a factor in the formation of the sand bar. |
| Země: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Instituce: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Jazyk: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/44353 |
| On-line přístup: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/dialogos/article/view/44353 |
| Klíčové slovo: | Puntarenas Palmer Point Barranca river toponymy ancient cartography piracy piratas buccaneers Punta del Palmar Río Barranca toponimia cartografía antigua piratería |