397–322 kya, and 603–584 kya (Pirazzoli et al., 1991).
There is also widespread occurrence of younger fossil
reefs to $5 m above current sea level representing upward
limits of reef growth determined by Holocene sea-levels.
The 5 m reef is believed to have been formed at a high
stand about 5.8 kya, and there are fossil coral heads
(Figure 3c) and reefs interpreted as representing progressively lower sea-level highs at 4 kya, 2.6–2.9 kya,
Indonesian Reefs, Figure 3 (a) Fringing reef adjacent to a village in the district of Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, 2003. Composite
image from a single digital photo by Yul. (b) Land reclamation using live and dead coral, Kepuluan Seribu, Java, 2005. Photo: T. Done.
(c) Porites coral head in village square, Pulau Hinako, Sumatra, 2005. Photo: T. Done. (d) Raised reef flat following December 2004
earthquake, Lahewa Village, Nias, Sumatra. February, 2005. Photo: Nurul Dewani.
INDONESIAN REEFS
597
There is also widespread occurrence of younger fossil
reefs to $5 m above current sea level representing upward
limits of reef growth determined by Holocene sea-levels.
The 5 m reef is believed to have been formed at a high
stand about 5.8 kya, and there are fossil coral heads
(Figure 3c) and reefs interpreted as representing progressively lower sea-level highs at 4 kya, 2.6–2.9 kya,
Indonesian Reefs, Figure 3 (a) Fringing reef adjacent to a village in the district of Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, 2003. Composite
image from a single digital photo by Yul. (b) Land reclamation using live and dead coral, Kepuluan Seribu, Java, 2005. Photo: T. Done.
(c) Porites coral head in village square, Pulau Hinako, Sumatra, 2005. Photo: T. Done. (d) Raised reef flat following December 2004
earthquake, Lahewa Village, Nias, Sumatra. February, 2005. Photo: Nurul Dewani.
INDONESIAN REEFS
597