Ole's latest image (#549:
http://overburdenblog.blogspot.ca/2016/03/where-on-google-earth-549.html) was a puzzle for a little while, especially with the rotation of the image. But once I figured out which way was up, the scoured valley to the south led me to search for glaciers that collapsed, releasing a large quantity of water. Google identified one such location as the Kokla Glacier in Ossetia, Russia - looking around there gave me the answer I was looking for.
The webpage at
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Kolka/ has lots of information on what happened in this event back in September 2002.
Contest #550 - credits are obliterated as they lead right to the location:
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here for a larger image.
Previous WoGEs are collected by Felix on his
blog and a
KML file.
No Schott rule this time.
'The East Gate Landslide' that blocked the Trans Canadian Highway. The interesting geological facts about this landslide on Heather Mountain can be found in the article shown in the link below:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.revelstokereview.com/news/158600755.html
51°25'57.70"N
117°27'44.60"W
Good job, Paul.
ReplyDeleteThis is the Heather Mountain slide that seems to block the Trans-Canada Highway each spring when heavy rain and melting snow combine to send a torrent of mud, rock and debris down the hillside.
Your turn with 551.
Next WoGE #551: http://wogepaulvoestermans.blogspot.nl/2016/04/where-on-google-earth-551-in-woge-550.html
ReplyDeleteThank you Andrew for the additional informations which helps me a lot by keeping up the kml file.
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