Tropical Cyclone Bebe Creates a New Land Formation on Funafuti Atoll

作者: J. E. Maragos , G. B. K. Baines , P. J. Beveridge

DOI: 10.1126/SCIENCE.181.4105.1161

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摘要: A huge rubble rampart 18 kilometers long was formed at Funafuti Atoll during tropical cyclone Bebe on 21 October 1972. The material forming the derived from deeper water offshore. formation appears to be permanent and indicates that storms may play a significant role in of atoll islets.

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