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Article Dans Une Revue Coral Reefs Année : 1994

Quaternary uplifted coral reef terraces on Alor Island, East Indonesia

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A flight of six major coral reef terraces, up to 700m in altitude, occurs along the eastern and northern sides of Kabola Peninsula, Alor Island, Indonesia. Some adiometric dates have been obtained from unrecrystallized coral samples collected in growth position by three different methods ($^{14}$C, $^{230}$Th/$^{234}$U, ESR). This enabled the identification of the terraces corresponding to the Holocene and to oxygen-isotope stages 5c, 5e and 7. According to the present elevation of the dated terraces, a 1.0-1.2 mm/y mean rate of uplift can be discerned. Extrapolation of this trend to the whole sequence of terraces reveals a good correlation between the development of major terraces and interglacial or interstadial stages corresponding to astronomically calibrated oxygen isotope records, up to stage 13. The relatively rapid uplift rate in this region minimized the possibility of polycyclic sea-level stands at the same levels and contributed to the good preservation of some morphological reef features. Two superimposed marine notches are visible near the present shoreline, with retreat points at about 5.0 m and 8.6 m respectively above the present MLWST level. They can be interpreted as corresponding to a glacial interstadial (the upper notch) and to the Holocene sea-level peak (the lower one). As Holocene emergence has been less than what could be expected from a 1 mm/y rate of uplift, a major coseismic vertical displacement may occur in the future.

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hal-03587565 , version 1 (24-02-2022)

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W. Hantoro, P. Pirazzoli, C. Jouannic, H. Faure, C. T. Hoang, et al.. Quaternary uplifted coral reef terraces on Alor Island, East Indonesia. Coral Reefs, 1994, 13 (4), pp.215-223. ⟨10.1007/BF00303634⟩. ⟨hal-03587565⟩
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