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The landslide reached the fjord, generating a megatsunami with an initial wave height of 90 to 100 m (295 to 328 ft). The wave struck the village of Nuugaatsiaq 20 km (12.4 mi) away, where the run-up was 9 metres (30 ft) and the wave swept 11 buildings into the sea and killed four people. The tsunami was noted at settlements as far as 100 ...
On 17 June 2017, a landslide measuring 300 m × 1,100 m (980 ft × 3,610 ft) fell about 1,000 m (3,280 ft) into Karrat Fjord, generating a megatsunami that hit Nuugaatsiaq. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Initially it was unclear if the landslide was caused by a small earthquake (magnitude 4), [ 2 ] [ 5 ] but later it was confirmed that the landslide had ...
Qeqertarsuaq (meaning "Large Island") is an island in Avannaata municipality, located in the Karrat Fjord in northwestern Greenland. Nearby islands are Illorsuit Island and Upernivik Island. The island has a settlement called Nuugaatsiaq.
It started with a melting glacier that set off a landslide, which triggered a tsunami. Then the Earth began to shake
A 650-foot tsunami in Greenland was the result of melting glacial ice that caused a landslide. The waves it created bounced back and forth for nine days.
This is a list of the most important fjords of Greenland: [1] [2] Fjords. Alanngorsuaq Fjord; ... Karrat Fjord; Kattertooq; Kialernup Kangerlua; Kivioq Fjord ...
A section of a hillside collapsed into the lake, generating a tsunami which reached a maximum height of 12 feet (3.7 m) along the opposite shore less than 1,000 yards (910 m) away, where it struck a campground. A number of people were washed into the lake, but all survived. [78] [148] 1 Sep 2009 Karrat Fjord, Greenland: Karrat 2009 rock avalanche
Far from being an ice haven, Greenland used to be swathed in vegetation.And back then – sometime in the past million years – all that water was in the world’s oceans. And those were 20 feet ...