Institute of Environmental Geology and Geoengineering

Ferdinandea Island and Graham Bank, Sicily Channel: An Integrated Historical, Geological and Geomorphological Synthesis of a Shallow Submarine Monogenetic Volcanic Field

Ferdinandea Island, part of a shallow-water submarine volcanic field, emerged in the Sicily Channel between Italy and Tunisia in July 1831 and was eroded below sea level within months; its submerged remnant forms the shallowest water depth region of Graham Bank. Here, we review n...