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Chapters – ‘Vanished Islands and Hidden Continents of the Pacific’ (2009)

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Chapter 1:        Introduction

Chapter 2:        The Earth’s Dynamic Third: The Pacific Basin

Chapter 3:        Islands that Vanished a Long Time Ago

Chapter 4:        Ancient Continents Hidden By Time

Chapter 5:        The Coming of Humans to the Pacific

Chapter 6:        Mythical Islands in Pacific Islander Traditions

Chapter 7:        Mythical Continents of the Pacific

Chapter 8:        Vanishing Islands: Processes of Island Disappearance Witnessed By Humans

Chapter 9:        Recently Vanished Islands in the Pacific

Chapter 10:      Vanished Islands of the Future

Chapter 11:      Vanished Islands and Hidden Continents in the World’s Oceans: Last Thoughts

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Left: The steep reef-less coasts of Fatu Hiva Island, Marquesas (French Polynesia), are a result of their repeated collapse. Right: 1891 dancers on Maewo Island (Vanuatu), perhaps a year after the survivors from the abrupt submergence of nearby Vanua Mamata Island arrive there (Wikimedia Commons).