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 nearly two centuries of historical accounts, geological interpretations and geomorphological data analysis and reassess them against high-resolution mu...

Subaqueous gravity-driven mass movements and their resulting mass transport deposits (MTDs) are primary agents in shaping continental margins and volcanic edifices. This study provides a high-resolution geomorphological and geophysical characterization of MTDs in the Graham Bank, a complex setting in the Sicily Channel (Central Mediterranean) where active rifting, anorogenic volcanism, and vigorous oceanographic circulation co...