Pacific Island Landscapes: Landscape and Geological Development of Southwest Pacific Islands, Especially Fiji, Samoa and Tonga
- ISBN-10
- 9820201292
- ISBN-13
- 9789820201293
- Category
- Geology, Structural
- Pages
- 336
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- editorips@usp.ac.fj
- Author
- Patrick D. Nunn
Description
"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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