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Kamenose Landslide
The Kamenose Landslide (Japanese: 亀の背地すべり, Kamenose Jisuberi) is a historically significant and geologically active landslide Landslides, also known as landslips, rockslips or rockslides, are several forms of mass wasting that may include a wide range of ground movements, such as rockfalls, mudflows, shallow or deep-seated slope failures and debris flows. Landslides ... located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, along the Yamato River basin. Known for its recurring mass movements and complex geological structure, the Kamenose Landslide has posed a persistent threat to local communities, transportation routes, and infrastructure for centuries. Geography and Location The Kamenose Landslide is situated in the eastern part of Osaka Prefecture, near the boundary with Nara Prefecture, along the foothills of the Ikoma Mountains. The geology of the Kamenose area is complex and comprises primarily alternating layers of sandstone and mudstone, along with weathered granite and vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landslide
Landslides, also known as landslips, rockslips or rockslides, are several forms of mass wasting that may include a wide range of ground movements, such as rockfalls, mudflows, shallow or deep-seated slope failures and debris flows. Landslides occur in a variety of environments, characterized by either steep or gentle slope gradients, from mountain ranges to coastal cliffs or even underwater, in which case they are called submarine landslides. Gravity is the primary driving force for a landslide to occur, but there are other factors affecting slope stability that produce specific conditions that make a slope prone to failure. In many cases, the landslide is triggered by a specific event (such as heavy rainfall, an earthquake, a slope cut to build a road, and many others), although this is not always identifiable. Landslides are frequently made worse by human development (such as urban sprawl) and resource exploitation (such as mining and deforestation). Land degradation freque ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurashita Landslide
Kurashita landslide (Japanese: 倉下地すべり） is located in Hakuba-Mura, Kitaazumi-Gun, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The landslide is 800 m long and 800 m wide covering about 78 hectors of land. The landslide is divided into five blocks, labeled Block A through Block E. The area holds cultural significance as part of Hakuba-Mura, host of the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, and remains a major tourist destination. Geology Kurashita landslide, located near the Fossa Magna (Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line), is part of one of Japan's most active tectonic regions. Ongoing tectonic movements since the Permian Period have created a complex geological structure, making the area prone to landslides. Geologically, the area consists of Jurassic shallow marine deposits, quartz andesite, and Lower Tertiary welded tuff, underlain by Permian to Triassic shale, sandstone, and conglomerate, resting on serpentine melange basement rocks. These layers were mixed and faulted over time. The active Bloc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landslides
Landslides, also known as landslips, rockslips or rockslides, are several forms of mass wasting that may include a wide range of ground movements, such as rockfalls, mudflows, shallow or deep-seated slope failures and debris flows. Landslides occur in a variety of environments, characterized by either steep or gentle slope gradients, from mountain ranges to coastal cliffs or even underwater, in which case they are called submarine landslides. Gravity is the primary driving force for a landslide to occur, but there are other factors affecting slope stability that produce specific conditions that make a slope prone to failure. In many cases, the landslide is triggered by a specific event (such as heavy rainfall, an earthquake, a slope cut to build a road, and many others), although this is not always identifiable. Landslides are frequently made worse by human development (such as urban sprawl) and resource exploitation (such as mining and deforestation). Land degradation frequ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
