In the Thirty and Fourth Year: A Geologist’s View of the Great Destruction in 3 Nephi

Title

In the Thirty and Fourth Year: A Geologist’s View of the Great Destruction in 3 Nephi

Publication Type

Journal Article

Year of Publication

1997

Authors

Kowallis, Bart J. (Primary)

Journal

BYU Studies Quarterly

Pagination

136-190

Volume

37

Issue

3

URL

https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/in-the-thirty-and-fourth-year-a-geologists-view-of-the-great-destruction-in-3-nephi/?post_type=article&p=9231

Abstract

Geological studies and eyewitness accounts of volcanic activity show the likelihood that the massive destruction reported in 3 Nephi was caused by an explosive volcanic eruption. About three hundred years ago, a cataclysmic volcanic eruption occurred off of the northeastern coast of Papua New Guinea. No written history of this eruption exists, but local legends abound concerning the event.

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Subject Keywords

3 Nephi
Eruption
Volcano

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