Flims rockslide
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flims-rockslide-206-7257280
title:
Flims rockslide
text:
The Flims rockslide happened about 10,000 years ago in eastern Switzerland. It is the largest known landslide in the Alps, and the biggest worldwide whose effects are still visible, moving some 12 km (2.9 cu mi) of rock, about 300 times that of the historic Swiss Goldau landslide. The town of Flims can be found at the line where the slip surface disappears under the debris. North of Flims the rock face of Flimserstein stands 350 metres (1,148 ft) high whereas more westerly the slide surface is
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description:
Largest landslide in the Alps
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flims_rockslide
date created:
2010-06-28T14:21:26Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T18:27:48Z
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