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Fjords are ideal environments for the study of nearly every form of submarine slide and type of sediment gravity flow. Fjords are characterized by some very steep slopes and may have rates of sedimentation that far outpace the rates of consolidation. These underconsolidated sediments may fail under their own weight or because of stimulus from earthquakes, giant waves, and man. As a consequence, there are many examples in fjords of both loss of life and extensive damage to port facilities and settlements. Thus the study of subaqueous slope failures is environmentally important, particularly in predicting their occurrence and frequency.
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Syvitski, J.P.M., Burrell, D.C., Skei, J.M. (1987). Subaqueous Slope Failure. In: Fjords. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4632-9_5
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