Pacific island landscapes : landscape and geological development of southwest Pacific islands, especially Fiji, Samoa and Tonga / Patrick D. Nunn.

By:

Nunn, Patrick D, 1955- [author]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Suva, Fiji : Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific, 1998Description: xiv, 318 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9820201292
9789820201293

Other title:

Landscape and geological development of southwest Pacific islands

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Contents:

Island landscapes -- Form and structure of the Kadavu group -- Uplift of islands along the Vatulele-Beqa Ridge -- Lowland landscapes of Vitilevu -- Aspects of the geomorphology of the interiro of Vitilevu -- Quaternary tectonic and sea-level history of Vanualevu and nearby islands -- Volvanism, tectonism and sea-level change in Samoa -- Origin, landscape and tectonic development of the islands of Tonga -- Landscape change and the initial settlement of the Pacific Islands -- Priorities and prospects for future research in the Southwest Pacific Islands.

Summary: "Pacific island landscapes explores the origin and physical history of one of the least known regions of the Earth's surface - the Pacific Islands. Never before has such a systematic account of the island groups been compiled. In this volume, Patrick Nunn outlines how each of the main island groups originated then gives detailed accounts - much from his own research -- - of islands in Fiji, Samoa and Tonga. A final substantive chapter treats the interaction of early human settlers of Pacific Islands and their environments."--Back cover

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-301) and index.

"Pacific island landscapes explores the origin and physical history of one of the least known regions of the Earth's surface - the Pacific Islands. Never before has such a systematic account of the island groups been compiled. In this volume, Patrick Nunn outlines how each of the main island groups originated then gives detailed accounts - much from his own research -- - of islands in Fiji, Samoa and Tonga. A final substantive chapter treats the interaction of early human settlers of Pacific Islands and their environments."--Back cover