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Vanished Islands And Hidden Continents Of The Pacific - 9780824832193

Un libro in lingua di Nunn Patrick D. edito da Univ of Hawaii Pr, 2008

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Nunn (oceanic geoscience, U. of the S. Pacific, Fiji) presents a scientifically rigorous account of the vanished islands and hidden continents in the Pacific Ocean, designed to be accessible to educated general readers. The text examines the evolution of the Pacific Basin and the processes by which tectonic movements have taken place, islands and continents that may once have existed but that disappeared before modern humans appeared on the scene, the appearance and spread of humans across the Pacific Basin, vanished islands that are considered mythical but may have some foundation in observations of the natural environments of the island groups concerned, mythical continents having almost no basis in fact, the humanly-observed processes by which islands are disappearing, recently vanished islands in the Pacific, and the likelihood of future disappearances of land masses. Illustrated with b&w photographs and diagrams. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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