Download or read book Sunken Islands of the Mid-Pacific Mountains written by Edwin L. Hamilton and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 1956 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report is concerned with the data and samples collected on the flat-topped seamounts. There is proof that these seamounts are an ancient chain of islands now sunk a mile deep in the Middle Pacific.