Storegga Slide

GPTKB entity
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Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf submarine landslide
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:Faroe_Islands
gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:Doggerland
coasts of Norway
gptkbp:cause collapse of sediment on continental shelf
gptkbp:date circa 6200 BCE
gptkbp:effect gptkb:earthquake
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Storegga Slide
gptkbp:length about 290 km
gptkbp:location gptkb:Norwegian_Sea
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Storegga_(Great_Edge)_escarpment
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Holocene_epoch
Turbidite deposits in North Sea
gptkbp:significance one of the largest known submarine landslides
gptkbp:studiedBy geologists
gptkbp:triggeredBy gptkb:earthquake
methane hydrate dissociation
gptkbp:tsunami up to 20 meters in some areas
gptkbp:volume about 3,500 km³
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Norwegian_Sea
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5