Journal article
Coastal geomorphology of Beqa and Yanuca Islands, South Pacific Ocean, and its significance for the tectonic history of the Vatulele- Beqa Ridge
Pacific Science, Vol.44(4), pp.348-365
1990
Abstract
Data referring to elevations of emerged shoreline indicators along the coasts of Beqa and Yanuca islands in southern Fiji were collected and indicate the presence of former mean sea levels at elevations (and shoreline names) of 0.96 m (MUA1), 1.93 m(BUL1), 2.63 m (MUA2), 4.32 m (MUA3), 5.94 (MUA4), and 7.79 m (MUA5) above present mean sea level. Age is believed to increase with increasing elevation. Investigations of the Beqa lagoon floor and comparison of shoreline levels between eastern Beqa, western Beqa, Yanuca, and Vatulele island (at the western end of the Vatulele-Beqa Ridge) suggest that downfaulting along faults and grabens trending a little west of north has occurred both during and since the time of shoreline emergence. -from Author
Details
- Title
- Coastal geomorphology of Beqa and Yanuca Islands, South Pacific Ocean, and its significance for the tectonic history of the Vatulele- Beqa Ridge
- Authors
- Patrick Nunn (Author) - University of the South Pacific, Fiji
- Publication details
- Pacific Science, Vol.44(4), pp.348-365
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Date published
- 1990
- ISSN
- 0030-8870
- Organisation Unit
- Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society; Sustainability Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451187202621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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