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Coral clasts noted in 2008 to 2017 that pertain to sea floods of the past 1,000 years on Anegada, British Virgin Islands

Metadata Updated: November 13, 2025

This part of the release provides an updated georeferenced catalog of coral boulders and cobbles pertaining to extreme waves on Anegada, a low Caribbean island perched south of the Puerto Rico Trench. The main taxa listed are the boulder star coral Orbicella franksii (37 localities), brain coral Pseudodiploria strigosa (171), elkhorn coral Acropora palmata (36), mustard hill coral Porites astreoides (29).

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Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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Metadata Created Date September 14, 2025
Metadata Updated Date November 13, 2025

Metadata Source

Harvested from DOI USGS DCAT-US

Additional Metadata

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Metadata Created Date September 14, 2025
Metadata Updated Date November 13, 2025
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
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Data Last Modified 2023-10-27T00:00:00Z
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Public Access Level public
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