Geological histories and geohazard potential of Pacific Islands illuminated by myths

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 273, Issue , 2007, Pages 143-163

  Nunn, Patrick D ^a   Pastorizo, Ma Ronna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSEISMIC PROCESS; HAZARD; HISTORY OF GEOLOGY; ISLAND; TSUNAMI; UPLIFT;

NIUE; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLYNESIA;

EID: 33947432383     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2007.273.01.13     Document Type: Article

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