PLATE BOUNDARIES AND ISLAND CHAINS, PACIFIC BASIN

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PLATE BOUNDARIES AND ISLAND CHAINS, PACIFIC BASIN
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MIGRATION PATTERNS AND ARRIVAL DATES FOR
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE (AND WESTERNERS)
From Islands by H.W. Menard
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Moorea, an eroded high island with a fringing reef
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Bora Bora, a very eroded high island with an
extensive fringing reef and lagoon
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Aratika (Tuamotu Islands), an atoll
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Atolls in the Tumotus
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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
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Raised coral island (Makatea, Tuamotus). Note
the lack of a lagoon and no high part of the
island.
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Shoreline of Makatea. Note the inhospitable
cliffs.
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Interior of Makatea - imagine trying to walk
around or farm these jagged rocks.
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