Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
The Smithsonian Institution
Publication Year:
1987
Publication Place
Washington, D.C.
Physical Description:
38 p.
Call Number
[EL]
Relevant Countries
Pacific Region
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
34678
Legacy PEIN ID:
74679
General Notes
Available online
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Subject Heading(s)
seward margin of Makatea
Abstract
Located at 148°15' West and 15°50' South, in the northwesternmost part of the Tuamotu archipelago (Central Pacific), Makatea island is isolated from its nearest neighbouring atolls, Rangiroa and Tikehau by about 80 km, and it is 245 km from its closest volcanic neighbour, Tahiti. This island rises at least 3,500 m above the sea floor. Like all Tuamotu islands, Makatea consists of biogenic deposits. But unlike the other islands which rise no more than a few metres above sea level and surround lagoons, Makatea reaches more than 100 m in elevation. Based on foraminiferal assemblages, age determination clearly indicated that the island frame was built up during Early Miocene (Montaggioni et al. 1985 a; Montaggioni, 1985).
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
The Smithsonian Institution
Publication Year:
1987
Publication Place
Washington, D.C.
Physical Description:
38 p.
Call Number
[EL]
Relevant Countries
Pacific Region
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
34678
Legacy PEIN ID:
74679
General Notes
Available online
Record Created: 08-May-2008
Record Modified: 02-Mar-2021