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“Stones from the dangerous winds”: reef platform mega-clasts in the tropical Pacific Islands

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  • James Terry
  • Samuel Etienne

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Tsunamis and intense tropical storms compete as viable mechanisms for catastrophic marine inundations of coastlines, and so interpretation of deposits laid down by palaeo-events is often problematic. Here, examples are presented from the tropical South Pacific Islands to demonstrate how indigenous knowledge may provide vital clues supporting sedimentological investigation and thereby helping to explain the origin of giant boulders emplaced on top of coral reef platforms. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011

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  • James Terry & Samuel Etienne, 2011. "“Stones from the dangerous winds”: reef platform mega-clasts in the tropical Pacific Islands," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 56(3), pages 567-569, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:nathaz:v:56:y:2011:i:3:p:567-569
    DOI: 10.1007/s11069-010-9697-0
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