Monte Toc
Landslide-prone mountain in Northern Italy
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::summary Landslide-prone mountain in Northern Italy ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Monte Toc |
| photo | Vajont monte toc frana.jpg |
| photo_caption | The area of the 1963 landslide on Monte Toc, taken in 2005 |
| elevation_m | 1921 |
| map | Alps |
| map_caption | Location in the Alps |
| location | Pordenone, Italy |
| range | Venetian Prealps |
| coordinates | |
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| name = Monte Toc | photo = Vajont monte toc frana.jpg | photo_caption=The area of the 1963 landslide on Monte Toc, taken in 2005 | elevation_m = 1921 | elevation_ref = | map = Alps | map_caption = Location in the Alps | location = Pordenone, Italy | range = Venetian Prealps | coordinates = | range_coordinates = | type = | age = | first_ascent = | easiest_route =
Monte Toc, nicknamed The Walking Mountain by locals due to its tendency to experience landslides, is a mountain on the border between Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia in Northern Italy. Its base is located next to the reservoir created by the Vajont Dam, which was built in 1960. In Friulian, the mountain's name is the abbreviation of "patoc", meaning "rotten" or "soggy".
On October 9, 1963, 260 million cubic metres 1,918 people were killed, 1,450 of whom were in Longarone.
References
References
- "‘Mountain that walks’: horrific truth behind dam lies".
- (9 October 2008). "Today the forty-fifth anniversary - Vajont, the wall of water that killed Longarone". La Stampa.
- Petley, Dave (Professor). (2008-12-11). "The Vaiont (Vajont) landslide of 1963". The Landslide Blog.
- Duff, Mark. (2013-10-10). "Italy Vajont anniversary: Night of the 'tsunami'". Bbc.co.uk.
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