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Geology and the Evolution of Landscape in the Kerry Geopark

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<strong>Geology</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Evolution</strong> <strong>of</strong> L<strong>and</strong>scape <strong>in</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> <strong>Kerry</strong> <strong>Geopark</strong><br />

• Conclusions.<br />

– The area <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Kerry</strong> <strong>Geopark</strong> has a<br />

l<strong>and</strong>scape controlled by:<br />

• The Devonian rocks;<br />

• The Armorican or Variscan structural trends;<br />

• Pre – Atlantic Rift structural trends;<br />

• A prolonged period <strong>of</strong> erosion that developed<br />

along <strong>the</strong> structural l<strong>in</strong>es created.<br />

– Glacial <strong>and</strong> post – glacial process completed<br />

<strong>the</strong> job.

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