Open AccessMysterious Boulders Suggest Ancient 800-Foot-Tall Tsunami
Author(s) -
JoAnna Wendel
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2015eo036845
Subject(s) - foot (prosody) , geology , paleontology , history , archaeology , ancient history , art , literature
The suspected sudden collapse of a nearby volcano's flank may have triggered an enormous wave that carried large boulders high onto Santiago Island in Cape Verde, a new study finds.