Geomorphology of the Sierra de Guadalupe (to the north of Mexico City) and its relation with natural risks

  • José Lugo-Hubp Instituto de Geografía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Araceli Salinas-Montes Instituto de Geografía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Keywords: Basin of Mexico, geomorphology, natural hazards.

Abstract

The sierra de Guadalupe is a volcanic neogenic, unit consisting of domes and strato-volcanoes, having a circular arrangement with a diameter of 17 km and a height of 800m above  the surrounding lacustrine plain. The results of a geomorphological study are synthesized in three main maps: morphogenetics, morphotectonics and natural hazards… in order to continue, download the full paper in PDF.

Published
2019-01-18
Section
Regular Papers