NEWS NOTE 
Tenth Pacific Science Congress Papers 
The Tenth Pacific Science Congress of the Pacific Science Association was held 
on the campus of the University of Hawaii August 21 to September 6, 1961, under 
the joint auspices of the University, the Bernice P. Bishop Museum, and the 
National Academy of Sciences. 
The University of Hawaii Press is publishing seven volumes of the distinguished 
papers of the Congress, each volume dealing with a different subject as it applies to 
the conditions that prevail in the various countries of this vast and increasingly 
important segment of the world scene. The second volume is: 
Geology and Solid Earth Geophysics 
of the Pacific Basin 
Report of the Standing Committee 
Gordon A. Macdonald, chairman 
The Greater Pacific Basin represents the major portion of the earth’s surface, 
one which includes some of the most dramatically active areas geologically, one in 
which much work in geology and geophysics remains to be done. These papers go 
a long way toward evaluating what has been accomplished to date and establishing 
a basis for future studies in the area. 
The monograph contains contributions covering the following countries: 
Australia Malaya 
Western Canada Mexico 
China (Taiwan) New Zealand 
El Salvador Philippines 
Indonesia Thailand 
Japan United States 
Additional articles deal with special aspects of various areas of the Pacific. They 
include: 
The Pacific Basin 
Islands of Western North Pacific 
Thermal Waters and Volcanic Emanations 
British Solomon Islands 
Dr. Macdonald is senior professor of geology at the University of Hawaii. 
Approx. 200 pp. February 15, 1964 Paper, $5.00 
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