De Punta Galea a Sopelana (Bizkaia): Un recorrido por el patrimonio geológico de la costa norte

In this work the authors propose a geological walk along the coast from Punta Galea to Sopelana (North of Bilbao, Bizkaia) that is easily accessible and shows excellent outcrops, which contain a variety of examples of different geological processes, structures and materials. This walk is included in the Uribe Coast or “Uribe Kosta” Global Geosite and it comprises six individual Geosites. Among these, the quaternary “beach rocks” that originated from the resulting wastes of Altos Hornos, the lutecian Stratotype (GSSP) in the Gorrondatxe Beach and the Cretaceous/Paleogene limit (K/Pg) in the Atxabiribil beach can be highlighted. This walk aims to be established as an educational benchmark in the North of Biscay for the teaching of Geology. As it addresses the general public, its aim is to become a framework for the enhancement of the geological heritage in this area that could help our society to increase awareness of the need for its protection and preservation, until its eventual inclusion into the Natural Resources Regulation Plan for the Uribe-Kosta-Butroe area and the Wetlands Sectorial Land Planning of the Department of Environment, Territorial Planning, Agriculture and Fisheries (Order of September 3, 2012)