The hazardous nature of the rock prompted the Canadian government to remove the top of the mountain in a controlled explosion on 5 April 1958. The event was one ...
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When Ripple Rock blew at 9:31:02 am April 5, 1958, the sight was stupendous. Seven hundred thousand tons (635,028 tonnes) of rock and water erupted in a blast ...
Apr 4, 2024 · On April 5, 1958, workers set off a massive explosion in Seymour Narrows, near Campbell ...
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Feb 3, 2014 · Ripple Rock was a reef less than 3 meters below the surface of Seymour Narrows. It was a ...
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Apr 5, 2023 · The explosion took place at 9:31:02 am on April 5, 1958. 635,000 metric tons of rock and water was displaced by the explosion, resulting in ...
The Ripple Rock explosion, one of the largest manufactured non-nuclear explosions to that time, generated shock waves that provided useful geological ...
Jun 20, 2022 · On April 5, 1958, seven hundred thousand tons of water and rock exploded 305 metres (100 ft) in the air. This giant explosion only lasted about ...
Dec 28, 2019 · Bob Kronbauer travels to Campbell River to get the story of the Ripple Rock explosion. He ...
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Mar 29, 2019 · Did you know? On this date, in 1958, the Ripple Rock explosion took place in Seymour Narrows ...
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The explosive was used to blow the top off Ripple Rock, a two headed underwater mountain in Seymour Narrows, a part of the inland waterway to Alaska. The blast ...