Correlation of Pleistocene Shorelines in Gippsland, Australia, and Oahu, Hawaii

Research Article| September 01, 1973 Correlation of Pleistocene Shorelines in Gippsland, Australia, and Oahu, Hawaii W. T. WARD W. T. WARD 1Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Division of Soils, The Cunningham Laboratory, Mill Road, St. Lucia 4067, QLD, Australia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information W. T. WARD 1Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Division of Soils, The Cunningham Laboratory, Mill Road, St. Lucia 4067, QLD, Australia Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Geological Society of America GSA Bulletin (1973) 84 (9): 3087–3092. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1973)84<3087:COPSIG>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation W. T. WARD; Correlation of Pleistocene Shorelines in Gippsland, Australia, and Oahu, Hawaii. GSA Bulletin 1973;; 84 (9): 3087–3092. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1973)84<3087:COPSIG>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 Differences in elevation of stranded shorelines in Gippsland and Oahu are explained by regular uplift of one area relative to the other. Both areas are rising with reference to Mangaia, Cook Islands, which is presumed to be stable. The mean long-term rate of rise for Oahu in the Pleistocene, after Pliocene subsidence and late Pliocene to Pleistocene marine transgression through at least 185 m, is estimated to be 1.6 cm per 1,000 yrs.Ages derived from an earlier comparison of Gippsland shorelines with others on the Atlantic Coastal Plain in South Carolina are in agreement with K-Ar analyses of basalt associated with the Hawaiian shorelines. 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.