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BL
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1033865
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b788235
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| Main Entry
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Nunn, Patrick D.,1955-
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| Title & Author
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Vanished islands and hidden continents of the Pacific /\ Patrick D. Nunn.
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| Publication Statement
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Honolulu :: University of Hawaiʹi Press,, ©2009.
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| Series Statement
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A Latitude 20 book
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1 online resource (xii, 269 pages) :: illustrations, maps
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| ISBN
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0824865448
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: 0824870182
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: 144161981X
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: 9780824865443
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: 9780824870188
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: 9781441619815
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0824832191
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9780824832193
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-263) and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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| Abstract
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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.
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Geographical myths-- Oceania.
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Geographical myths-- Pacific Ocean.
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Lost continents-- History.
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BODY, MIND SPIRIT-- Ancient Mysteries Controversial Knowledge.
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BODY, MIND SPIRIT-- Unexplained Phenomena.
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Geographical myths.
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Geography.
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Lost continents.
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NATURE-- Ecosystems Habitats-- Oceans Seas.
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Islands of the Pacific, History.
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Oceania, Geography.
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Pacific Ocean, Geography.
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Oceania.
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Pacific Ocean, Islands of the Pacific.
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Pacific Ocean.
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| Dewey Classification
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001.94
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| LC Classification
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DU18.5.N86 2009eb
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