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Description
Getting ready to land on the stairway to Nan Madol - a prehistoricMicronesian city constructed of basalt logs. Basalt was quarried miles away. (Image credit: Dr. James P. McVey)
Photographer
Dr. James P. McVey
Display Date
Feb-73
Location
Ponape
Collection
Paths Less Taken
Islands in the Sun
Equatorial Pacific
NOAA Affiliation
NOAA Sea Grant Program