Coastal Cave "Firewater" near Azure Window and Dweira Bay, Malta
by Djamil Al-Halbouni, GEOMAR - Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Kiel, Germany
Along the Maltese Island of Gozo karstic coastal caves are dominant. This one here, near Dweira Bay, exhibits a glimpse into the sea and gets flooded during storm events. The unique light conditions with the rims of the Dweira Bay Palaeosinkholes make this a spectacular location to observe past and present coastal erosion and subsidence processes.
Taken on 15
January
2023
Submitted on 18 Jan 2023
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- Europe (3484)
- Southern Europe (1511)
- Malta (8)
- Exact location (14.1886 E, 36.0527 N)
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coast, karst, cave, coastal erosion, malta
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Credit: Djamil Al-Halbouni (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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