Vanished Islands And Hidden Continents Of The

"In this scientifically rigorous yet readily comprehensible account of the subject of vanished islands and hidden continents in the Pacific, the author ranges far and wide, from explanations of the region's ancient history to the meanings of island myths. Using both original and up-to-date information, he shows that there is real value in bringing together myths and the geological understanding of land movements."--BOOK JACKET.

Patrick D. Nunn is professor of oceanic geoscience at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji.

Introduction : a personal odyssey	p. 1
The Earth's dynamic third : the Pacific Basin	p. 7
Islands that vanished long ago	p. 35
Ancient continents hidden by time	p. 62
The coming of humans to the Pacific	p. 71
Mythical islands in Pacific Islander traditions	p. 86
Mythical continents of the Pacific	p. 108
Vanishing islands : processes of island disappearance witnessed by humans	p. 130
Recently vanished islands in the Pacific	p. 147
Vanished islands of the future	p. 182
Vanished islands and hidden continents in the world's oceans : last thoughts	p. 195
Appendix 1	p. 201
Appendix 2	p. 205
Notes	p. 209
References	p. 241
Index	p. 265
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