Vanished islands and hidden continents of the Pacific
By: Patrick D. Nunn.
Publisher: University of Hawaiʹi Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Honolulu
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
ISBN-13: 9780824832193
Subjects: Lost continents -- History; Geographical myths -- Oceania; Geographical myths -- Pacific Ocean; Oceania -- Geography; Pacific Ocean -- Geography; Islands of the Pacific -- History
Description: Geologists have amassed data that indicate that islands have disappeared in the Pacific, a phenomenon that oral traditions of many groups of Pacific Islanders also highlight. This book explores the issue of vanished islands in the Pacific by bringing together the geology and the myths.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.