Ripple Rock (French: Roche Ripple) is an underwater mountain located in the Seymour Narrows of the Discovery Passage in British Columbia, Canada.
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What happened to Ripple Rock?
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 that reached a height of 1,000 feet (305 m). The spectacle lasted less than 10 seconds before the debris was engulfed in a cloud of gas.
What was the biggest non nuclear explosion in BC?
The Ripple Rock explosion was seen throughout Canada, live on CBC Television. It was one of the first live coast to coast television coverages of an event in Canada. The first known large ship to strike Ripple Rock was the sidewheel steamer Saranac in 1875, as it was heading north to Alaska.
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How do ripple rocks form?
Ripple marks are caused by water flowing over loose sediment which creates bed forms by moving sediment with the flow. Bed forms are linked to flow velocity and sediment size, whereas ripples are characteristic of shallow water deposition and can also be caused by wind blowing over the surface.
What was the explosion near Campbell River?
It was 66 years ago today (April 5) when engineers used 1,400 tons of explosives to blow up an underwater mountain near Campbell River. Ripple Rock in the Seymour Narrows had been a shipping hazard for centuries, only nine feet underwater at low tide. It claimed at least 110 lives in more than 120 shipwrecks.
Ripple Rock, an underwater mountain within Seymour Narrows near Campbell River BC, was a marine hazard responsible for more than 20 large vessels and at ...
Apr 4, 2024 · On April 5, 1958, workers set off a massive explosion in Seymour Narrows, near Campbell River ...
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Apr 5, 2023 · On April 5, 1958, the world's largest non-nuclear peacetime explosion pulled Ripple Rock's teeth forever.
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