Paleotsunami Deposit in Hawai'i (IMAGE)
Caption
The only well-documented paleotsunami deposit in Hawai'i from the 16th century is on Kaua`i. The Makauwahi sinkhole, on the side of a hardened sand dune, is viewed toward the southeast from an apparent altitude of 342 m. Inset photos show two of the wall edges, indicating the edges of the sinkhole. The east wall (left) is 7.2 m above mean sea level, and about 100 m from the ocean. Note for scale the people in the right image.
Credit
Photo credits: R. Butler (left), Gerard Fryer (right), GoogleMaps (background). Figure from Butler et al., 2014.
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