Large landslides from oceanic volcanoes
Marine Geotechnology
By: R. T. Holcomb and R. C. Searle
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Abstract
Large landslides are ubiquitous around the submarine flanks of Hawaiian volcanoes, and GLORIA has also revealed large landslides offshore from Tristan da Cunha and El Hierro. On both of the latter islands, steep flanks formerly attributed to tilting or marine erosion have been reinterpreted as landslide headwalls mantled by younger lava flows. These landslides occur in a wide range of settings and probably represent only a small sample from a large population. They may explain the large volumes of archipelagic aprons and the stellate shapes of many oceanic volcanoes. Large landslides and associated tsunamis pose hazards to many islands. -from Authors
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Holcomb, R.T., Searle, R.C., 1991, Large landslides from oceanic volcanoes: Marine Geotechnology, v. 10, no. 1-2, p. 19-32, https://doi.org/10.1080/10641199109379880.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Large landslides from oceanic volcanoes |
| Series title | Marine Geotechnology |
| DOI | 10.1080/10641199109379880 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Year Published | 1991 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Marine Geotechnology |
| First page | 19 |
| Last page | 32 |