Journal article
Coastal processes and landforms of Fiji: their bearing on Holocene sea-level changes in the south and west Pacific
Journal of Coastal Research, Vol.6(2), pp.279-310
1990
Abstract
In Fiji, the legacy of past sea-level changes, notably those of Holocene age, cannot be deciphered on modern coastlines without reference to the contemporary local tectonic regime. The structure and the dominant tectonic tendency for each constituent element of the Fiji islands during the late Quaternary include: 1) areas of predominant uplift and perhaps vertical creep, such as Cikobia and Taveuni; 2) areas where subsidence dominated between intermittent bursts of uplift, such as the Cakaudrove coast of Vanua Levu and parts of Viti Levu's south coast; areas where subsidence was dominant, such as the Yasawa and Mamanuca island groups and the Yasayasa Moala; and 3) areas which were (effectively) stable, such as the islands of the Lau Ridge and Lomaivit. Evidence for low-level/Holocene shoreline displacement from Fiji's coasts can be interpreted in the context of local tectonics. -from Authors
Details
- Title
- Coastal processes and landforms of Fiji: their bearing on Holocene sea-level changes in the south and west Pacific
- Authors
- Patrick Nunn (Author) - University of the South Pacific, Fiji
- Publication details
- Journal of Coastal Research, Vol.6(2), pp.279-310
- Publisher
- Coastal Education & Research Foundation, Inc.
- Date published
- 1990
- ISSN
- 0749-0208
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 1990 Coastal Education & Research Foundation, Inc. Reproduced here with permission of the copyright holder.
- 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
- 99450585002621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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