Late Quaternary sea-level and tectonic changes in northeast Fiji

Patrick Nunn; C Ollier; G Hope; P Rodda; A Omura; W Richard Peltier

doi:10.1016/S0025-3227(02)00296-7

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Late Quaternary sea-level and tectonic changes in northeast Fiji

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Late Quaternary sea-level and tectonic changes in northeast Fiji

Patrick Nunn, C Ollier, G Hope, P Rodda, A Omura and W Richard Peltier

Marine Geology, Vol.187(3-4), pp.299-311

2002

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0025-3227(02)00296-7

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Abstract

Pacific islands

tectonics

sea-level change

Quaternary

Holocene

The islands of northeast Fiji studied are all the emergent parts of the northern end of the Lau-Colville Ridge, a remnant island arc which has been rising for most of the Quaternary. Within the study area, investigations of coastal landforms (primarily emerged notches and shore platforms) and emerged coral reefs allow rates of tectonic movements to be calculated. The Vanuabalavu Island group is shown to have subsided during the late Quaternary while the area around is shown to have risen over the same time period. This disparity may be a result of tensional rifting associated with the continuing rotation of the Fiji Platform. © 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

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Title: Late Quaternary sea-level and tectonic changes in northeast Fiji
Authors: Patrick Nunn (Author) - University of the South Pacific, Fiji
C Ollier (Author) - University of Western Australia
G Hope (Author) - Australian National University
P Rodda (Author) - Mineral Resources Department, Fiji
A Omura (Author) - Kanazawa University, Japan
W Richard Peltier (Author) - University of Toronto, Canada
Publication details: Marine Geology, Vol.187(3-4), pp.299-311
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date published: 2002
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(02)00296-7
ISSN: 0025-3227
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: 99451272402621
Output Type: Journal article

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