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Author Nunn, Patrick D., 1955-

Title Vanished islands and hidden continents of the Pacific / Patrick D. Nunn.

Publication Info. Honolulu : University of Hawaiʹi Press, [2009]
©2009

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Location Call No. Status OPAC Message Public Note Gift Note
 Moore Stacks  DU18.5 .N86 2009    Available  ---
Description xii, 269 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm
Note "A Latitude 20 book."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-263) and index.
Contents Introduction: a personal odyssey -- The earth's dynamic third: the Pacific basin -- Islands that vanished long ago -- Ancient continents hidden by time -- The coming of humans to the Pacific -- Mythical islands in Pacific islander traditions -- Mythical continents of the Pacific -- Vanishing islands: processes of island disappearance witnessed by humans -- Recently vanished islands in the Pacific -- Vanished islands of the future -- Vanished islands and hidden continents in the world's oceans: last thoughts.
Subject Lost continents -- History.
Lost continents.
History.
Geographical myths -- Pacific Ocean.
Geographical myths.
Pacific Ocean.
Geographical myths -- Oceania.
Oceania.
Oceania -- Geography.
Geography.
Oceania Region.
Pacific Ocean -- Geography.
Islands of the Pacific -- History.
ISBN 0824832191 hardcover alkaline paper
9780824832193 hardcover alkaline paper