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Nugent Jr 1946

Nugent Jr, L.E. (1946). Coral reefs in the Gilbert, Marshall, and Caroline islands. Geological Society of America, Bulletin 57(8): 735-779.

The seamounts are located on three types of submarine trends: The Gilberts, Ralik and Radak chains of the Marshalls, and eastern Carolines lie on gently arcuate trends with each member perched as an individual; the west-central Carolines evidence no regional alignment or arrangement but lie on a broad rise 1000 fathoms high; Yap and Palau are small island arcs.' The Gilbert atolls are abnormally shallow and manifest slight regional tilting; the Marshall atolls exhibit remarkably uniform reef widths and lagoon depths; and the Carolines have abnormal lagoon floors that condemn detrital leveling.

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Keywords
Bikini Atoll, Caroline Islands, Gilbert Islands, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Oceania, reefs, 07, Oceanography

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