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Getting ready to land on the stairway to Nan Madol - a prehistoricMicronesian city constructed of basalt logs

Description

Getting ready to land on the stairway to Nan Madol - a prehistoricMicronesian city constructed of basalt logs. Basalt was quarried miles away.

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