Enormous boulder washed inland a sign of Pacific tsunami history

Enormous boulder washed inland a sign of Pacific tsunami history

Analysis has shown a boulder weighing almost 1,200 tons in Tonga is one of the largest known wave-transported rocks in the world, providing new insights into the Pacific region's history and risk of tsunamis.

In search of traces of forgotten tsunamis, Australian scientists scour the southern coast of the island of Tongatapu. Until farmers direct them inland. And there, literally, a major discovery awaits. About 200 meters inland lies an enormous boulder, which the farmers and local residents call ‘Maka Lahi’. That means something like ‘big […] More science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl .

Boulder washed inland a sign of Pacific tsunami history

Boulder washed inland a sign of Pacific tsunami history Analysis has shown a boulder weighing almost 1,200 tonnes in Tonga is one of the largest known wave-transported rocks in the world, providing new insights into the Pacific region’s history and risk of tsunamis. Analysis has