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Rockfalls are the downslope movement of clasts, either through
free fall (where the rock breaks away and falls through the air)
or by rolling. Rock falls commonly involve individual boulders,
although landslides may be triggered if these boulders impact the
slope. Clasts may be dislocated by erosion beneath the clast,
freeze-thaw processes or human intervention.
Map
indicating rockfall locations.
The following is a list of documented Rockfalls (bold text indicates
fatal incident):
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Crow Gulch, near Corner Brook, Apr 8, 1927
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Capahayden (Broad Cove at the time), Nov 13, 1901
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Coish's Hill, Bay de Verde, Jan 7, 1975
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Corner Brook, Jul 24, 1995
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Curling, Mar 27, 1969
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Curling, Court House Hill, Apr 24, 1916
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Ferryland, Dead Man's Gulch, 1823
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Fleur de Lys, September 22, 2004
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Fogo, Feb 28, 1984
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Francois, Jun 15, 1975
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Francois, Spring 1973
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Gaff Topsails, Jan 7, 1960
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Gander area, February, 1894
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Grates Cove, Nov 4, 1849
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Hampden, Nov 19, 1980
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Indian Head, Apr 10, 1942
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Kelly's Island, Conception Bay, 1852
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Meadows, Jul 12, 1952
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Mount Moriah, May 10, 1955
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Pass Island, May 4, 1905
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Petty Harbour, August 1903
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Petty Harbour, Oct 10, 1912
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Pitts Memorial Drive, St. John's, Oct 4, 1995
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Pitts Memorial Drive, St John's, Apr 4, 1997
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Point Lance, Jul 15, 1994
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Port Kirwan, Fermeuse, Feb 5, 1998
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Portugal Cove, Aug 25, 1935
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Portugal Cove, Dec 11, 1901
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Pouch Cove, June 1, 1903
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Ramea, Jun 7, 1985
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Rushoon, Placentia Bay (west), Dec 7, 1973
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Signal Hill, St. John's, April 2007
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Shoe Cove, Nov 6, 1993
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Springdale, Jul 15, 1975
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Springdale, Apr 28, 1984
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Upper Island Cove, Feb 14, 1999
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