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Tsunami Barely Scratches Diego Garcia 2005-01-05 16:42:33 (295 weeks ago) Posted By: JWSmythe (Read 5099 times || 2 comments) A deep underwater trench, a 30-year-old military decision and a tsunami warning saved one of America's most secret bases from any significant damage during last week's tsunami, say U.S. officials. Diego Garcia, a 10-square-mile British island leased to the U.S. Navy, sits in the middle of the Indian Ocean, just south of the hard-hit Maldives... With an average height of 4 feet above sea level and a high point of only 22 feet, the island would have seemed to be as vulnerable as many other Indian Ocean islands to the tsunami that smashed into the coastline of Southeast Asia Christmas night... Yet favorable ocean topography, including that deep underwater trench, and a fortunate decision by the Navy to place key facilities at the northern end of the island shielded Diego Garcia from major damage. While a 6-foot-high wave did hit the island, the underwater canyon essentially bore the brunt of the assault. Read More (story continues below) Your Ad Here Make a donation today to remove the advertisments! This Story Has Been Archived. To read the full story in the archives, please make a donation. Log In Now Admin Functions Edit Story Email To A Friend Email this story to a friend: Your Name: Their Email:   Related Stories (βeta) Tsunami Fears Subside After Strong Earthquake 2007-01-13 03:45:34 (Score: 57) Tsunami Warning Issued For Indian Ocean 2005-07-24 10:38:16 (Score: 48) Strong Indian Ocean 7.5 Magnitude Earthquake Sparks Tsunami Alert 2010-06-13 15:18:59 (Score: 47) UPDATE: Japan Issues Tsunami Warning As 8.4 Earthquake Hits Near Kuril Islands 2007-01-13 01:12:15 (Score: 44) 6.7 Earthquake Shakes Sumatra 2005-04-10 15:14:56 (Score: 44) 7.8 Earthquake Rattles Pacific Island Of Tonga 2006-05-03 11:51:06 (Score: 44) Update: Indonesia Tsunami Kills At Least 108, Scores Missing 2006-07-17 18:43:42 (Score: 44) 8.2 Quake Hits Indian Ocean 2005-03-28 12:58:51 (Score: 44) Samoa Rocked By 8.0 Earthquake, Tsunami Leaves 28 Dead 2009-09-29 21:10:04 (Score: 43) 6.1 Earthquake Rocks Indonesia 2006-07-27 15:27:36 (Score: 43) Russia Issues Tsunami Warning After 7.3 Magnitude Earthquake 2009-01-15 19:57:07 (Score: 43) 7.2 and 6.0 Quakes Shake Vanuatu In South Pacific 2007-03-25 01:32:50 (Score: 43) 7.9 Earthquake Rattles Tonga Islands Region 2009-03-19 18:11:44 (Score: 43) 7.3 Earthquake Rocks Papua, New Guinea 2005-09-09 15:23:30 (Score: 43) 7.5 Earthquake Hits Western Indonesia 2008-02-20 04:12:26 (Score: 42)   Readers Comments Re: Tsunami Barely Scratches Diego Garcia 2005-01-06 11:07:40 Amazing now none of the net cranks have blamed the Jews for it yet. Though I'm sure an Iranian "docusoap" is being planned at this moment Re: Tsunami Barely Scratches Diego Garcia 2005-01-10 08:46:54 how much money did the jews give to the relief nothing as usual cheap bastards Add your own comment. (Anonymous commenting now enabled.)

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