Vanished Islands and Hidden Continents of the Pacific 9780824865443

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Vanished Islands and Hidden Continents of the Pacific 9780824865443

Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction: A Personal Odyssey
2. The Earth’s Dynamic Third: The Pacific Basin
3. Islands That Vanished Long Ago
4. Ancient Continents Hidden by Time
5. The Coming of Humans to the Pacific
6. Mythical Islands in Pacific Islander Traditions
7. Mythical Continents of the Pacific
8. Vanishing Islands: Processes of Island Disappearance Witnessed by Humans
9. Recently Vanished Islands in the Pacific
10. Vanished Islands of the Future
11. Vanished Islands and Hidden Continents in the World’s Oceans: Last Thoughts
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Notes
References
Index

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