TSUNAMI HITS TYNE VALLEY !!!!! Traditional Cache
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TSUNAMI HITS TYNE VALLEY !!!!!
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"The roads near the river were flooded, and the water rose to the brim of the basin between the bridge and the mill dam. The water was back-flushing over the dam into the pond above. A house near the river had it's basement flooded almost to the floor joists. The local people surmised that the high water had to be caused by either an earthquake or a meteorite occurrence off shore." This statement was made a few years ago by a local man who recounted the day he skipped school to witness the flood of seawater that came up the river into Tyne Valley from the Gulf of St Lawrence. He felt he was 8 or 10 years old at the time which creates a time-line of between 1928 and 1930. Although this information has not (to date) been confirmed by local oral or written history, the following incident occurred within the noted time frame. ……………………...During the evening of 18 November 1929, an earthquake occurred under the Atlantic Ocean 250 kilometres south of Newfoundland on the southern edge of the Grand Banks on the Laurentian Slope. This earthquake measured 7.2 on the Richter Scale and was felt as far away as New York City and Montreal. An astounding 200 cubic kilometres of rock and material shifted on the ocean floor, causing a large wave, or tsunami which was recorded along the eastern seaboard as far south as South Carolina, and across the Atlantic Ocean in Portugal……………... This caused sea levels to rise between 2 and 7 meters (6.5 to 22.75 feet), with the wave crashing into the Burin Peninsula of Newfoundland with an estimated height of 13 meters or 42.25 feet………………... Twenty-eight lives were lost and communities were devastated. This earthquake represents the largest documented loss of life directly related to an earthquake in Canada………………. Since this earthquake occurred adjacent to the entrance of the Gulf of St Lawrence, it can be assumed that the Gulf experienced some effect of the tidal wave (tsunami) along with the considerably higher sea levels. ………………………...In Souris, an eastern P.E.Island town, a witness recalled that on the night of the earthquake and tsunami, the water suddeny receded in the harbour, only to quickly reverse with a sudden rush of water "that rocked the boats at anchor". ………….. (Waldron Leard, 'Eastern Graphic' www.njnnetwork.com/2010/03/1929-grand-banks-earthquake-hit-7-2-richter/………………………...( Natural Resources Canada www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/histor/20th-eme/1929/1929-eng.php)…………... From the documented Souris revelation of the night of 18 Nov 1929, it is apparent that the Gulf of St Lawrence was greatly affected from the aftermath of this earthquake, and that the waters in Tyne Valley could have risen to the levels described by the local witness. The cache placement is close to the estimated water height ………....PLEASE APPROACH THIS CACHE VERY CAREFULLY. BE AWARE OF THE TRAFFIC!!! …… DON'T FORGET TO BRING YOUR CAMERA AND POST YOUR PICTURES WHEN YOU LOG YOUR CACHING EXPERIENCE (IF YOU WISH)…......….REMEMBER, the decision to search for any geocache(or participate in any outdoor activity), and the responsibility for your own safety lies with you !
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