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Glacial Ice Shattering
- When
- September 1899
- Where
- Yakutat Bay, Alaska
The earthquakes caused the shattering of ice at the margins of glaciers in the Yakutat Bay region.
The immediate effect of the earthquake on the glaciers of the Yakutat Bay region was the shattering of the ice at the margins of the glaciers. This environmental impact was notable alongside the recorded elevation changes of up to 47 feet.
Sources
- 1899 Yakutat Bay earthquakes Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-26
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