Ancient Tsunami Carried Giant Boulders to Tonga
Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - 14:49
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Huge waves may have hurled massive coral boulders onto the South Pacific island of Tongatapu within the last 7,000 years, according to scientists who think a volcano triggered the tsunami.
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