how ancient beliefs in underwater worlds can shed light in a time of rising sea levels
- Written by: Patrick D. Nunn, Professor of Geography, School of Law and Society, University of the Sunshine Coast
A submerged coconut palm on Kadavu Island, Fiji.Ethan Daniels/shutterstockThe small boat sliced its way through the waveless ocean. The Fiji air was warm and still, the silhouettes of distant islands like sentinels watching our progress. It seemed a perfect day to visit the Solo Lighthouse and the “drowned land” reputed to surround...
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