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formation. A seiche is a standing wave oscillating back and forth within a confined body of water, such as a fjord. In this case, the seiche phenomenon caused the tsunami wave to be trapped and amplified within the fjord for approximately nine days, resulting in unusual seismic readings worldwide.
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On 16 September 2023, a significant landslide, consisting primarily of ice and rock, occurred in Dickson Fjord, triggering a 200-meter-high
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High mountains surround Dickson Fjord, and its shores are very steep. The head is located in the isthmus area of
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reached the head of Dickson Fjord and recorded a sounding of 568.75 m (1,866.0 ft), but sudden
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Dickson Fjord is in the northernmost area of the King Oscar Fjord system. It is the biggest branch of
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during the Swedish Greenland Expedition in search of survivors of
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Simplified geologic map of Central Fjord region of East Greenland
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Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute
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Catalogue of place names in northern East Greenland
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Dicksonfjorden
Dickson Fjord is located in Greenland
Arctic
72°50′N 26°57′W / 72.833°N 26.950°W / 72.833; -26.950
Kempe Fjord
King Oscar Fjord
Davy Sound
Greenland Sea
Basin
Greenland
Danish
fjord
King Christian X Land
Greenland
Northeast Greenland National Park
King Oscar Fjord
Arctic explorer
Alfred Gabriel Nathorst
S. A. Andrée's Arctic balloon expedition of 1897
Robert Dickson
shoaling
tsunami
seiche
Kempe Fjord
Röhss Fjord
Rhedin Fjord
Hisinger Glacier
Fulach Glacier
Suess Land
Kjerulf Fjord

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