Rocks of Motu Rakau, Aitutaki
by Judith Kunzle
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15.750 x 11.750 inches
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Title
Rocks of Motu Rakau, Aitutaki
Artist
Judith Kunzle
Medium
Painting - Watercolor On Paper
Description
This is a close up of the most unusual feature of Motu Rakau, the volcanic dark rocks instead of only coral rubble and white sand typical for an atoll.
Atolls are originally volcanic islands, but the volcanic core had eroded and sunk in the ocean, while the surrounding reef had kept growing to stay near the surface of the ocean, and eventually it forms a ring of islands around a central turquoise lagoon.
But Aitutaki is an Almost-Atoll, which later had a secondary volcanic eruption, building up a higher island as well as two small islets in the center of the lagoon. The brown-black rocks are tell-tale signs of the fresh volcanic activity. The volcanic soil also also provides nutrients for different trees than the hearty wiry vegetation usually growing on atolls.
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