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40 Meter (130 ft) Tsunami Wave Smashes Juan Fernandez Island
Hollywood Backstage ^
| February 27, 2010
| Gwen Spinali
Posted on 02/27/2010 6:58:21 AM PST by Zakeet
There have been unconfirmed reports that a gigantic 130 foot Tsunami wave has hit Juan Fernandez Island swallowing the Island after the massive 8.8-Magnitude Earthquake stuck off the coast of Chile.
Government officials in Chile have now confirmed the death toll exceeds 52 with that number expected to climb dramatically.
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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Hawaii
KEYWORDS: catastrophism; chile; chileearthquake; earthquake; juanfernandez; tsunami
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Juan Fernandez Island was the place where Alexander Selkirk was stranded. His story would become the inspiration for Robinson Crusoe.
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posted on
02/27/2010 6:58:21 AM PST
by
Zakeet
To: Zakeet
How populous is that island?
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posted on
02/27/2010 6:59:26 AM PST
by
codercpc
To: Zakeet
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posted on
02/27/2010 6:59:46 AM PST
by
rintense
(Only dead fish go with the flow, which explains why Congress stinks.)
To: codercpc
How populous is that island?~ 600 people in the last census.
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posted on
02/27/2010 7:01:13 AM PST
by
missnry
(The truth will set you free ... and drive liberals Crazy!)
To: Zakeet
Holy Crap!
Prayers up for the good people of Chile.
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posted on
02/27/2010 7:01:31 AM PST
by
mylife
(Opinions: $1.00 Halfbaked: 50c)
To: codercpc
700 plus or minus tourists.
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posted on
02/27/2010 7:01:34 AM PST
by
alancarp
(Calling all states: Reduce the cost of doing business and jobs will flock to your doors.)
To: Zakeet
I don’t think this report has been confirmed.
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posted on
02/27/2010 7:02:04 AM PST
by
Godebert
To: alancarp
Prayers up to them. This is going to be a long day....
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posted on
02/27/2010 7:02:12 AM PST
by
codercpc
To: Zakeet
The islands are mainly known for having been the home to the sailor Alexander Selkirk for four years, which may have inspired the novel Robinson Crusoe.
The islands have an area of 181 km2 (70 sq mi), of which 93 km2 (36 sq mi) are taken up by Robinson Crusoe (together with Santa Clara), and 33 km2 (13 sq mi) by Alexander Selkirk.
The population is 633 (all on Robinson Crusoe); of those 598 reside in the capital, San Juan Bautista, on Cumberland Bay on the north coast of the island (2002 census).
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posted on
02/27/2010 7:03:03 AM PST
by
mware
(F-R-E-E, that spells free. Free Republic.com baby.)
To: codercpc
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posted on
02/27/2010 7:03:33 AM PST
by
ASA Vet
(Iran should have ceased to exist Nov 5, 1979, but we had no president then either.)
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posted on
02/27/2010 7:03:37 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
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To: al baby
OK, I should be yelling at you for that joke, but for the first time this morning, I laughed out loud.
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posted on
02/27/2010 7:04:52 AM PST
by
codercpc
To: Zakeet
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posted on
02/27/2010 7:05:09 AM PST
by
P.O.E.
(Giant Gila Monster)
To: mware
Not good. Almost all the people live on the Cumberland Bay. There was not much time to receive any warning and act upon it.
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posted on
02/27/2010 7:05:10 AM PST
by
mware
(F-R-E-E, that spells free. Free Republic.com baby.)
To: mware
30 seconds.
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posted on
02/27/2010 7:07:19 AM PST
by
ASA Vet
(Iran should have ceased to exist Nov 5, 1979, but we had no president then either.)
To: ASA Vet
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posted on
02/27/2010 7:09:54 AM PST
by
mware
(F-R-E-E, that spells free. Free Republic.com baby.)
To: Zakeet
Any reports on the exact time it hit so we can see how fast it is moving from the epicenter?
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posted on
02/27/2010 7:10:20 AM PST
by
KarlInOhio
(New Olympic tagline Shut up, Bob Costas. Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!)
To: Zakeet
here's a link that will avoid clogging USGS servers
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/27/latest-updates-on-earthquake-in-chile/ THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS…EXCEPT ALASKA…BRITISH COLUMBIA… WASHINGTON…OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. 9:38 a.m. |The Tsunami Warning,
[from http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1
The bulletin says: SEA LEVEL READINGS CONFIRM THAT A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH COULD CAUSE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS THREAT. THIS CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF THE THREAT.
A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR: CHILE / PERU / ECUADOR / COLOMBIA / ANTARCTICA / PANAMA / COSTA RICA / NICARAGUA / PITCAIRN / HONDURAS / EL SALVADOR / GUATEMALA / FR. POLYNESIA / MEXICO / COOK ISLANDS / KIRIBATI / KERMADEC IS / NIUE / NEW ZEALAND / TONGA / AMERICAN SAMOA / SAMOA / JARVIS IS. / WALLIS-FUTUNA / TOKELAU / FIJI / AUSTRALIA / HAWAII / PALMYRA IS. / TUVALU / VANUATU / HOWLAND-BAKER / NEW CALEDONIA / JOHNSTON IS. / SOLOMON IS. / NAURU / MARSHALL IS. / MIDWAY IS. / KOSRAE / PAPUA NEW GUINEA / POHNPEI / WAKE IS. / CHUUK / RUSSIA / MARCUS IS. / INDONESIA / N. MARIANAS / GUAM / YAP / BELAU / JAPAN / PHILIPPINES / CHINESE TAIPEI
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posted on
02/27/2010 7:12:00 AM PST
by
BlueDragon
(there is no such thing as a "true" compass, all are subject to both variation & deviation)
To: Zakeet
An obvious example of global warming.
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posted on
02/27/2010 7:12:42 AM PST
by
Scotsman will be Free
(11C - Indirect fire, infantry - High angle hell - We will bring you, FIRE)
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