Geological Survey of Canada
EFFECTS OF THE 26 DECEMBER 2004 INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI IN THE REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES
Report of the Canada-UNESCO Indian Ocean Tsunami Expedition 19 January – 5 February 2005
Lionel E. Jackson, Jr., J. Vaughn Barrie, Donald L. Forbes, John Shaw, Gavin K. Manson, Michael Schmidt
Open File 4539
2005
Recommended citation: Jackson1, L.E., Jr., Barrie2, J.V., Forbes3, D.L., Shaw4, J., Manson5, G.K., Schmidt6, M. 2005. Effects of the 26 December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in the Republic of Seychelles. Report of the Canada- UNESCO Indian Ocean Tsunami Expedition, 19 January – 5 February 2005. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 4539, 73 p.
Author contact information: 1Geological Survey of Canada, Terrain Sciences Division, 101-605 Robson Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 5J3 Canada, e-mail: [email protected] 2Geological Survey of Canada (GSC-Pacific), 9860 West Saanich Road, Sidney, British Columbia, V8L 4B2, Canada. E-mail: [email protected] 3Geological Survey of Canada (GSC-Atlantic), Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Box 1006, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, B2Y 4A2, Canada, e-mail: [email protected] 4Geological Survey of Canada (GSC-Atlantic), Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Box 1006, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, B2Y 4A2, Canada, e-mail: [email protected] 5Geological Survey of Canada (GSC-Atlantic), Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Box 1006, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, B2Y 4A2, Canada, e-mail: [email protected] 6Geological Survey of Canada (GSC-Pacific), 9860 West Saanich Road, Sidney, British Columbia, V8L 4B2, Canada, e-mail: [email protected]
Contributions: This is a contribution to IO-GOOS (the Indian Ocean component of the Global Ocean Observing System) under the auspices of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. This study also results from an ad-hoc collaboration between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Republic of the Seychelles. This is a contribution of the Geological Survey of Canada and the Earth Sciences Sector of the Department of Natural Resources of the Government of Canada.
Cover photograph: Tsunami damage and debris on main coastal road, Anse Royale, Mahé, December 26, 2004. Photograph by Sabrina Didon, Le Relax Hotel, Mahé, Republic of Seychelles.
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