Tsunami Smashes Antarctic Ice Shelf

A huge section of ice broke off the Antarctic ice shelf after being hit by the the same tsunami that devastated Japan on May 11, 2011. This was the first time scientists have documented the effect of a tsunami on the Antarctic continent.

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  • Um, I do believe the tsunami was on March 11, not May 11.

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