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Chapters – ‘Pacific Island Landscapes’ (1998)

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Chapter 1:        Island Landscapes

Chapter 2:        Form and Structure of the Kadavu Group

Chapter 3:        Uplift of Islands along the Vatulele-Beqa Ridge

Chapter 4:        Lowland Landscapes of Viti Levu

Chapter 5:        Aspects of the Geomorphology of the Interior of Viti Levu

Chapter 6:        Quaternary Tectonic and Sea-Level History of Vanua Levu and Nearby Islands

Chapter 7:        Volcanism, Tectonism and Sea-Level Change in Samoa

Chapter 8:        Origin, Landscape and Tectonic Development of the Islands of Tonga

Chapter 9:        Landscape Change and the Initial Settlement of Pacific Islands

Chapter 10:      Priorities and Prospects for Future Research in the Southwest Pacific Islands

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Left: double-notched cliff, Tongatapu Island (Tonga) suggests repeated land uplift. Right: The tombolo on Tikopia Island (Solomon Islands) likely formed by sea-level fall rather than being a human construction.