Deposit from a giant wave on the island of Lanai, Hawaii
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Abstract
Limestone-bearing gravel, the newly named Hulopoe Gravel, blankets the coastal slopes on Lanai. The deposit, which reaches a maximum altitude of 326 meters, formerly was believed to have been deposited along several different ancient marine strandlines, but dated submerged coral reefs and tide-gauge measurements indicate that the southeastern Hawaiian Islands sink so fast that former worldwide high stands of the sea now lie beneath local sea level. Evidence indicates that the Hulopoe Gravel and similar deposits on nearby islands were deposited during the Pleistocene by a giant wave generated by a submarine landslide on a sea scarp south of Lanai.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Deposit from a giant wave on the island of Lanai, Hawaii |
| Series title | Science |
| DOI | 10.1126/science.226.4680.1312 |
| Volume | 226 |
| Issue | 4680 |
| Year Published | 1984 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| Description | 4 p. |
| First page | 1312 |
| Last page | 1315 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Hawaii |
| Other Geospatial | Lanai |