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PLATE BOUNDARIES AND ISLAND CHAINS, PACIFIC BASIN

PLATE BOUNDARIES AND ISLAND CHAINS, PACIFIC BASIN. MIGRATION PATTERNS AND ARRIVAL DATES FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE (AND WESTERNERS). From Islands by H.W. Menard. From Islands by H.W. Menard. Moorea, an eroded high island with a fringing reef. From Islands by H.W. Menard.

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PLATE BOUNDARIES AND ISLAND CHAINS, PACIFIC BASIN

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  1. PLATE BOUNDARIES AND ISLAND CHAINS, PACIFIC BASIN

  2. MIGRATION PATTERNS AND ARRIVAL DATES FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE (AND WESTERNERS) From Islands by H.W. Menard

  3. From Islands by H.W. Menard

  4. Moorea, an eroded high island with a fringing reef From Islands by H.W. Menard

  5. Bora Bora, a very eroded high island with an extensive fringing reef and lagoon From Islands by H.W. Menard

  6. Aratika (Tuamotu Islands), an atoll From Islands by H.W. Menard

  7. Atolls in the Tumotus From Islands by H.W. Menard

  8. High, young andesite subduction zone volcano (Tinakula, Solomons). Soils developed rapidly due to the high amount of pyroclastic material and high rainfall. High, young basaltic hotspot volcano (Fernandina, Galápagos). Essentially no soils have developed because it is very young (still active), and rainfall is usually low. From Islands by H.W. Menard

  9. Raised coral island (Makatea, Tuamotus). Note the lack of a lagoon and no high part of the island. From Islands by H.W. Menard

  10. Shoreline of Makatea. Note the inhospitable cliffs. From Islands by H.W. Menard

  11. Interior of Makatea - imagine trying to walk around or farm these jagged rocks. From Islands by H.W. Menard

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