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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 ...
This is a list of the most important fjords of Greenland: [1] [2] Fjords. Alanngorsuaq Fjord; ... Karrat Fjord; Kattertooq; Kialernup Kangerlua; Kivioq Fjord ...
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 ...
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. The mysterious case of a 650-foot tsunami ...
Pages in category "Fjords of Greenland" The following 138 pages are in this category, out of 138 total. ... Karrat Fjord; Kattertooq; Kempe Fjord; King Oscar Fjord;
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 ...
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. [79] [149] 1 Sep 2009 Karrat Fjord, Greenland: Karrat 2009 rock avalanche
The basic unit of length in the imperial and U.S. customary systems is the yard, defined as exactly 0.9144 m by international treaty in 1959. [2] [10] Common imperial units and U.S. customary units of length include: [11] thou or mil (1 ⁄ 1000 of an inch) inch (25.4 mm) foot (12 inches, 0.3048 m) yard (3 feet, 0.9144 m)