Lecture 20: Carbonate Stratigraphy in the Maldives

We acknowledge and respect the lək̓ʷəŋən peoples on whose traditional territory the university stands and the Songhees, Esquimalt and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.

The Maldives

The Maldives

Geologic context: volcanic ridge (not a spreading center)

Why are ridges high? What do you think the long term trend in RSL is?

Holocene Reefs in the Maldives

Holocene Reefs in the Maldives

Holocene Reefs in the Maldives

The Maldives

The empty or leaky bucket

Does the bucket ever fill up?

IODP 359: Maldives

We are going to split up and take a closer look at sites 1465, 1468, and 1467.

Maldives Seismic Transects