Late Quaternary Sea-Level Studies in Micronesia: CARMARSEL Expedition

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Research Article| July 01, 1970 Late Quaternary Sea-Level Studies in Micronesia: CARMARSEL Expedition JOSEPH R CURRAY; JOSEPH R CURRAY Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92037 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar FRANCIS P SHEPARD; FRANCIS P SHEPARD Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92037 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar H HERBERT VEEH H HERBERT VEEH Department of Geophysics and Geochemistry, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information JOSEPH R CURRAY Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92037 FRANCIS P SHEPARD Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92037 H HERBERT VEEH Department of Geophysics and Geochemistry, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 21 Aug 1969 Revision Received: 15 Jan 1970 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Copyright © 1970, The Geological Society of America, Inc. Copyright is not claimed on any material prepared by U.S. government employees within the scope of their employment. GSA Bulletin (1970) 81 (7): 1865–1880. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1970)81[1865:LQSSIM]2.0.CO;2 Article history Received: 21 Aug 1969 Revision Received: 15 Jan 1970 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation JOSEPH R CURRAY, FRANCIS P SHEPARD, H HERBERT VEEH; Late Quaternary Sea-Level Studies in Micronesia: CARMARSEL Expedition. GSA Bulletin 1970;; 81 (7): 1865–1880. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1970)81[1865:LQSSIM]2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract The CARMARSEL Expedition to Guam and the Caroline and Marshall Islands has provided substantial evidence of a difference between islands in tectonically active and inactive belts. Guam has clear evidence of coral reefs that have been elevated above the present sea level, whereas the 33 islands visited in the apparently more stable belt to the east of Guam failed to show any elevated reefs. The low terraces found commonly in the Caroline and Marshall Islands all proved to be cemented rubble ramparts, with flat tops at about present high tide level. We were unable to find any coral or Tridacna in growth position, criteria we believe are necessary for postulating higher than present relative sea level. Dates on the rubble suggest formation of many of these ridges about 2500 to 3000 B.P. We conclude that there was no higher than present Holocene stand of sea level in the Caroline and Marshall Islands we visited, but that sea level was at least near to present level at the time of formation of the rubble ridges. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.