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The archipelago of the Tremiti Islands, situated in the centre of the Adriatic Sea, is considered, nationally and internationally, a very important geological and geomorphological laboratory, rich in Cenozoic stratigraphic, tectonic and, recently, geomorphological studies. Despite the small size of the islands, the present landscape of the Tremiti Islands and of the inner continental shelf shows an outstanding wealth of ancient and present terrestrial and marine landforms. They provide the islands with their intrinsic and distinctive value and beauty and that can be discovered walking on the islands, sailing around them or diving into the turquoise to blue sea.
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The authors wish to thank the anonymous reviewer, the Editors of the volume, M. Marchetti and M. Soldati and the Editor in Chief P. Migon, whose precious suggestions and comments greatly improved the manuscript.
Figures 32.5, 32.6, 32.8a and 32.10 are reprinted from Quaternary International, 233(1), Miccadei E, Mascioli F, Piacentini T, Quaternary geomorphological evolution of the Tremiti Islands (Puglia, Italy), 3–15, Copyright 2011, with permission from Elsevier.
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Miccadei, E., Piacentini, T., Mascioli, F. (2017). The Terrestrial and Submarine Landscape of the Tremiti Archipelago, Adriatic Sea. In: Soldati, M., Marchetti, M. (eds) Landscapes and Landforms of Italy. World Geomorphological Landscapes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26194-2_32
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