The Tsunami That Smashed Queensland
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
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The eastern coast of Australia holds a wealth of knowledge about past tsunamigenic events. In this video we take a look at the tsunami that struck Northern Queensland. Evidence in the form of imbricated boulders that lie several kilometers inland and on the top of cliff faces that are out of reach of storm waves or cyclones exist, along with S-forms and other bedrock eroding features such as toothbrush shaped headlands. The area affected by this tsunami stretches from Cairns to Cape Tribulation in far north Queensland.
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Hi mate, Do you have the formation of Black mountain near Cooktown in any of your videos?
Dear OZ Geology Team,
I believe you might find the following information intriguing and potentially significant.
Recently, out of sheer curiosity, I engaged with an AI, specifically ChatGPT, and asked it some unusual questions related to tsunamis-something you had previously discussed. This led me to inquire further about asteroid impact locations. To my surprise, the AI provided me with a specific set of coordinates.
The AI repeated one particular location three times:
- Latitude: 35°S
- Longitude: 165°E
Additionally, it provided four other distinct coordinates, each mentioned only once:
1. Latitude: -40.0°S, Longitude: 155.0°E
2. Latitude: 35.0°S, Longitude: 160.0°E
3. Latitude: 38.0°S, Longitude: 165.0°E
4. Latitude: 30.0°S, Longitude: 165°E
The repeated mention of the first set of coordinates (35°S, 165°E) caught my attention, prompting me to investigate further. I used Google Earth Pro to explore these coordinates and observed something remarkable. Upon adjusting the settings and filters on my phone, I discovered what appears to be a clear asteroid impact site at those coordinates.
I am reaching out to share this information with you, as it seems to align with geological interests and could be of great importance. I have documented my findings with screenshots and would be happy to provide these images for your review. Given the potential implications of this discovery, I thought it was crucial to bring it to your attention.
Please let me know if you would like to discuss this further or if you need any additional details from my investigation.
"In North Queensland, the coastal chevrons are oriented towards the southeast, indicating that significant past wave events predominantly approached from that direction. This pattern is mirrored in Southeast Queensland, where all chevrons similarly point southeast, suggesting a consistent history of wave action from the same direction. Along the eastern beaches of New South Wales, the chevrons are directed towards the east, reflecting the influence of waves arriving from the easterly direction. Moving to Victoria, the chevrons along the east coast point northeast, indicating that the prevailing wave direction has historically been from the northeast. On the east coast of Tasmania, the chevrons are also oriented towards the northeast, further emphasizing the dominant wave direction in that region. Contrastingly, on the west coast of New Zealand, the chevrons point west, indicating the impact of westerly waves. Meanwhile, in New Caledonia, the chevrons are oriented towards the south, suggesting the influence of southerly wave patterns.
These consistent directional patterns across various regions suggest a widespread and significant wave event, likely a mega tsunami. The probable origin of such a mega tsunami is in the Tasman Sea, which is strategically positioned to impact all these regions. The Tasman Sea, lying between Australia and New Zealand, is a plausible source for the tsunami, given its central location and potential to generate powerful waves capable of influencing the coastal chevrons observed across North Queensland, Southeast Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, New Zealand, and New Caledonia."
Is it possible can you put up coordinates of climate I think this is what an asteroid impact somewhere in the Tasman sea where is the best spot in the area
"I am researching asteroid impact sites that have the potential to generate mega tsunamis. Specifically, I am interested in understanding how such an event could lead to widespread land contamination and damage. I would like to know the size of the wave produced by a mega tsunami, the extent of the area affected by the impact, and the overall environmental and ecological consequences of such a catastrophic event."
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ChatGPT
Certainly! Let's break this down into two parts: first, we'll address the possible location for an asteroid impact in the Tasman Sea and the reasoning behind it; second, we'll look at the potential consequences of such an event, including the size of the wave, the area affected, and the environmental and ecological impacts.
Possible Location for an Asteroid Impact in the Tasman Sea
Based on the directional patterns of coastal chevrons observed in North Queensland, Southeast Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, New Zealand, and New Caledonia, it appears that a mega tsunami originating from the Tasman Sea could explain these observations. The central location of the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand makes it a plausible source.
A probable impact site in the Tasman Sea would ideally be at a point where it could generate waves capable of reaching all these regions with significant force. One potential location could be around the coordinates:
Latitude: 35°S
Longitude: 165°E
This area is roughly central to the regions mentioned and would allow the waves to radiate outward, affecting the coastal chevron orientations observed.
Potential Consequences of a Mega Tsunami from an Asteroid Impact
Size of the Wave Produced
The size of a wave produced by a mega tsunami depends on several factors, including the size of the asteroid, the velocity at impact, and the depth of the water at the impact site. An asteroid with a diameter of 1 kilometer impacting the deep ocean could produce initial wave heights exceeding 100 meters near the impact site. These waves would diminish in height as they spread out but could still be tens of meters high upon reaching distant coastlines.
Extent of the Area Affected
A mega tsunami could affect a vast area, potentially thousands of kilometers from the impact site. For instance:
Coastal regions within 1,000 km could experience devastating wave heights.
Regions up to 3,000 km away might still see significant tsunami effects.
The energy of the wave could carry debris and cause flooding far inland, depending on the local topography.
Environmental and Ecological Consequences
Land Contamination and Damage: Saltwater inundation could devastate agricultural land, freshwater sources, and infrastructure. The force of the waves would likely destroy buildings, roads, and bridges.
Ecological Impact: Coastal ecosystems, such as coral reefs, mangroves, and coastal wetlands, could be severely damaged or destroyed. The sudden influx of saltwater and debris could alter habitats and food chains.
Long-term Effects: The sediment and pollutants deposited by the waves could affect soil quality and water bodies for years. Recovery of natural habitats and human infrastructure would take extensive time and resources.
Additional Research
To gain a more precise understanding of the potential impact, it would be beneficial to consult models of tsunami wave propagation, historical records of similar events, and geological studies of the regions in question. This would help in refining the potential impact location and better predicting the consequences.
By focusing on the likely impact site and understanding the vast and multifaceted consequences of such an event, you can build a compelling case for the significance of asteroid impacts and the necessity of preparedness and mitigation strategies.
Which island was struck by the mega tsunami, which island experienced less impact, and at which point did the mega tsunami cease its advance? Additionally, how fast was the mega tsunami traveling, how large was it, how much energy did it release, and by how many degrees did it affect the local environment
can you give me list of
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I visited Koombal Park at Yarrabah near Cairns in 1976. There was an old pencil cedar tree 50 metres up the hill that displayed evidence of being hit by a tsunami hundreds of years ago. Locals speculated that it may have originated in PNG which is known for its volcanic eruptions and violent earthquakes. If not PNG, then perhaps the New Hebrides Trench (Vanuatu) or Kermadac Tonga Trench, both subduction zones also prone to large earthquakes.
It sounds very interesting! What evidence was displayed that pointed to it being hit by a tsunami?
@@OzGeologyOfficial Possible minor salt damage to the tree and coral boulders far above the sea dumped near the tree in the middle of rainforest. From memory the tree was over 300 years old. I found the indigenous Australian painting of a European ship passing off shore more interesting. That was much further up the hill and just a short walk from the road. Possibly the Endeavour as Cook sailed past in 1770.
I'm more interested in this painting. Where ?
I lived in Yarrabah for two years in '81-82.. I have no doubt the village would have been inundated halfway up the Yarrabah range.. also there is a granite boulder sitting aloft 50m up the range, that balances precariously on its own, the size of a house - i used to stand on it to view Green Island out to sea.
There's evidence of large tsunamis in New Zealand too.
South East of Wanganui there are large ancient Totara tree forests lying flattened and buried and all aligned in a North South direction.
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Can't wait til you do Southeast Queensland ❤ make it make sense lol
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The 2011 floods be flooding. People older then me just bring it up randomly
@@thepunpolice7932 and what do the floods in 2011 got to do with anything??? 🤷♀️
Are you referring to the glass-house-mountains or are talking about something else?
A lot of those massive boulders at oak Beach and Ellis Beach came crashing down in the recent floods and cut off the road to Port Douglas
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C'mon Oz, this is OZ. Let those who don't understand metric make their own conversions. Its a bit boggling having all these numbers used in quick succession... for me...
And adding to your comment @bugmouthready529, there are only three (3) countries in the WHOLE WORLD that don't use Metric: Myanmar, Liberia and the U.S.!! W.T.F!? and of those 3, how many do you think will be watching your video? LET THEM FIGURE IT OUT for themselves, instead of making the rest of the Entire World bow down to them!!
Not just Australia, 7.5 billion people use Metric.
450yo sounds very recent for that magnitude of tsunami meaning the quake must have been very close. Perhaps continental shelf collapse rather than tectonic fault.
Such an even would certainly be in the oral history of the indigenous folk up here but it's not a story I've heard (am a local to the area).
Indigenous Australians along the east coast have quite a few flood stories it might be worth asking around. I know the ones in New South Wales certainly had it.
Maybe if the locals were living close to the coast, they would all have been killed and washed out to sea. Tragic, and would leave no one to tell the story or any trace of them?
@@diannealdridge7858 The area the tsunami hit is at the base of an extensive coastal mountain range and was well populated at the time
They also have stories of Younger Dryas sea level rise which flooded ~100km of coastal lands which now form the Great Barrier Reef.
I'll have to ask around to see if they have a tsunami story
With no written language, record holding would have been next to impossible. Relegated to stories and Chinese whispers.
@@jamezxhit's maintained & handed down in their dances. Certainly for sea level rise forcing people inland
I live on magnetic Island North Queensland...and there's som many boulders stacked up onto the rocks...really cool
Do we know what caused these tsunami? Volcanoes in Tonga, seismic activity in NZ or west coast America?
More likely very intense volcanic explosions and collapsing undersea calderas in New Britain, the Solomon Islands or the New Hebrides (Vanuatu). The Cascadia fault rupture of 1700 crossed my mind but that does not match the dates of 350 or 500 or 800 years ago for tsunamis in FNQ.
@@user-lm1re1sw2e thanks for the info. 👍
280 tonne boulders thrown around like it's nothing HOLY MOLEY!!!!! 😱😱😱😱
the biblical flood.
Check out the geological pattern in Cedar Bay in FNQ. Possibly one of the better examples of what you describe.
Not to discount tsunami, but the Great Flood could be responsible for some of the boulders and scarring.
The Grand Canyon is a good example
True. But they are aging these rocks/boilders as not thousands of years old.
Even if they came from Noah's flood still need to be prepared for a Tsunami as it is Cyclone area.
A 56 meter wave is the exact height of Cairns tallest building lol. This was your "at least wave height"
I might move to Atherton.
Volcanos are all around Atherton!
The last time they erupted the lava flowed towards Caitns.
So if you live in Cairns you can get drowned or cooked..
Lake Barrine and Lake Eacham are volcanic craters that erupted and then over time they filled with water.
It has been measured at
65 metres deep.
Amazing info. Thanks from Louisiana. I hope I live long enough to see the next big asteroid impact in the sea...not because I want it to happen...but because it will again and again. I`m sure you`ve studied the following but if not check it out: The Sikhote Alin Meteorite.
Imagine being alive and witnessing one of these mega tsunamis!! I bet it’s terrifying and awe inspiring in equal measure.
up and down the western coast of the Gulf Of Carpentaria there are heaps of tsunami dunes, some are huge. me and my mates see alot of sand and rock and coral way far inland when we out riding dirt bikes.
As someone living in Cairns i find this very interesting, great video!
Awesome! 😮❤
Thanks for watching! 😄
G'day, bloody glad l l live over 300km from any Coastline, one survival techniques if your on a beach when it happens is hold your breath for a very long long long time, and don't loose your car keys, cheers mate.
Those 'chevrons' on Fraser island, and north of Yeppoon are actually parabolic sand dunes. Basically wind erodes sand near the shore and blows it inland in the direction of the trade winds. There is an active one at 9 mile beach near five-rocks called the Queen Mary sand blow. I have hiked it a few times and it is fascinating. At the base it is heavily eroded, hard packed sand with tree roots and fulgurites (sand melted to glass from lightening strikes). Nearer to the top the sand gets softer where it drops out of the wind. At the back you can see the sand 'eating' the forest as it buries it, and trees disappear over the years.
👋Excellent as always.
The fact that they seem so frequent continues to amaze me, I expected at least thousands of years intervals.
One point does strike me though ; The "S" carved rocks are less likely to have been formed in the explosive environment of the wave strike ,with its ripping and carrying nature than by the subsequent "Lahore" from hell as the wave retreated driven as it is by gravity not the original catastrophe(s'). Perhaps especially if there was also land based earthquake debris being carried back out to sea with the Lahore too.
Ps Best picture's of what the dreadful event would look like.
There’s also evidence in northern nsw. Look between Yamba, up to Evans head and Ballina there’s quite a few spots that echo the geological features you show
there is evidence across every single continent on planet earth. it was the global flood described in the book of genesis. not allowed to publish information that supports that though
yeah I mentioned Sawtell headland having signs and how far inland sand was, having been pushed over some decent sized hills
Geology is one of my favorite fields of science.
My great great great granparents were in cooktown in 1880's and family story is the tsunami of 1895-1910 i think it was sent dolphins and ships far far inland. I believe it was a big cyclone and storm surge
That was Cyclone Mahina in March 1899
It was in Princess Charlotte Bay, north of Cooktown
I've been studying it for a while now, If you surf you will notice there only right hand point breaks in Queensland and NSW it's a bigger wave then you think look at Morten bay it's washed out
Indeed questions are left open , sounds more like a global event just with time lines slightly out in regards to each event. Which let’s just say is on purpose, knowledge is power and that knowledge needs to be kept hidden.
Very cool! I’ll have to check out Morten Bay! Thanks for sharing :)
@@OzGeologyOfficial It's spelt as Moreton Bay
Awesome info 👍 Can't wait to checkout your Paelo Zoology channel.
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Wouldn’t happen to be a storm surge associated with a huge tropical cyclone aswell? There were stories getting around of a cyclone (possibly late 1800s, can’t remember the exact date) that would’ve been the very strongest to have hit mainland Australia ever. The associated storm surge was suggested to have swept all the way into the base of the ranges sweeping boulders and sea life with it. One story I remember reading was a dolphin carcass found in the top of a remaining rainforest tree. It was supposed to have hit somewhere around the Cape Flattery area and affected the whole stretch of coast down to Cairns.
That would be the Mahina Cyclone of 4 March 1899.
@@user-lm1re1sw2e Thankyou, that’s the one!
Did you watch the entire video? No storm surge could produce the effects discussed.
@@antysmith606 Also the Mahina TC was at Bathurst Bay north of Cooktown, a very long way north of the Cairns /Port Douglas coastal stretch in the video.
You speak of scaring,eastern side of Curtis Is and Rundle Is off Gladstone.Have the same features.1600klm from Cairns
There are sea shells high up on Mt beerwah..I have found them myself.
The great Biblical flood made sea salt on top of the Himalayan mountains. The water went that high
Check out the very tip of qld at Cape York on the eastern side and follow it down to the north of Cooktown and you'll see huge chevrons and tsunami evidence. Also north of Yeppoon has left over huge chevrons. And also I noticed Frazier Island looks to be made of pretty much all huge chevrons unless I'm mistaken.
Parabolic sand dunes. Created by trade winds 👍
Love ya videos mate keep it up...!
Hmmmm seems to be a bit made up or one sided opions some questions please
as oak beach rocks are rough and spiky...! then from small rocks coral ect rolling on the surface with the wind and swell makes them smooth...?
As can be seen all they way up the coast Cairns to daintree. Hence why pebbley beach is right next to it can see it happen before your eyes......
Rocks can roll down hills ? Avalanches ect many reasons why large rocks can be found up the hills or tops of mountains.
All the avalanche ROCKS from the cyclone at Christmas time are SMOOTH from top of the mountain down to the sea were they lay...?
100 year flood ect.
This is why I love to fly over these places on Google Earth seeing the scars in the landscape left behind.😊
I’d love to hear your take on the Warumbungles
What do you think about magnetic islands bolders?
Any out of place rocks on the Lamington Plateau? The old shelf is around 250m high now, and from Mt Warning. Washed up boulders would might be obvious? Awesome stuff mate
Why does Australia look roughly the same shape as africa if you rotate it around?
How do you explain all the boulders on Magnetic island off Townsville then ?? 😮
like Babinda Boulders?
Wonder what caused it? Earth quake in the Solomon’s? Be interesting to look on that side for similar dated event.
There are similar deposits on the southern edge of Orpheus island - could be an interesting follow up topic
Great information
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The book by Gavin Menzies on the Chinese treasure fleets of the 15th century talks about a tsunami that was created by a meteor strike in the Southern Ocean that carried ships to Australia and smashed them against the mountains of southern NSW (pieces of this ship have been found, as has pottery from this period in Cnina). he comments that is also severely impacted NZ. This might be a more northerly extension of one of these incidents.
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Awesome Mr Oz
I'll never look at the eastern side of the Great Divide again after this series
Is the big rock at the north end of Bondi one of those ?
no, that ones worth about half a ball in bondi i think
where are those beaches in Qld
i like the ai art its cool!
Awesome ❤ it 😊
Is there any record of it in Aboriginal stories that exist?
There was one of the highest tsunamis in modern recorded history that hit up north and left boats up the hill/mountain side, still there. Can't remember the names.
Tsunamis don't break.
and the crocodiles still survived !!
not sure if you are aware, but Aboriginal mobs from the reef area, have a story that science has looked into, the story tells of boulders that fell from the sky and created the reef, the research has confirmed and even dated the eruption that the story describes
Being 200 steps back from the sand on the coast of remote far North Queensland right now, i find myself checking ocean sounds. Inundation i can take. Tsunami, I will drive fast, if warned...😮
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@@antysmith606 So there's people besides you that exist and don't think and act the same as you. You parents really should have taught you that
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With such major events taking place, why is there no aboriginal recordings or stories!
There are. Check out my previous video on the nsw tsunami I mention it there :)
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Lack of chevrons
because of a lack of sand maybe...?
Cape Flattery/Hopevale silica sand is quite extensive. ?
Did the joke go over like the wave.
Pumice lines.
Don't forget Noah's flood.
this cannot happen.1, the shelf is to far away.2, by the time it hit the coast it would be an inch high.3,the tongan deep stops all tsunami,s.the rocks were put there from the ice age.anyway that's my opinion.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1888_Ritter_Island_eruption_and_tsunami One of dozens of volcanic explosions in PNG over the past 300 years. This one affected tidal measurements in Sydney Harbour! New Britain, the Solomons and Vanuatu also have active volcanoes. The 1998 tsunami on the north coast of PNG was caused by an undersea landslide and earthquake. Volcanoes often collapse and cause mega tsunamis as happened several times at Krakatau. Similar partly submarine volcanoes exist in New Britain, so the Tonga trench would have almost no effect on a tsunami generated north east of Cairns. The Solomons have had several magnitude 8 earthquakes in 1971, 2007, 2013 and a magnitude 7 in 2022. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Solomon_Islands_earthquake
Scientific evidence, as presented in this video, trumps your opinion.
@@antysmith606 not real mate,just opinions from so called experts.
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Know what can stop a tsunami ? us paying more carbon taxes. Just kidding. Bugger all is going to stop a tsunami, asteroid or solar event.
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The timing is way off that your assumption are at , if this was the case and the timeline your assume is correct there’s is a lack salts within the layers that refer to these time lines. Just a thought not to trust what you read but to look deeper. Sorry but that timeline has issues and carbon dating is proven to be very dangerous in assumptions 😂
Have you tested them for salt? Rains wash away salt content. Especially in rainforest regions like Northern Queensland.
@@OzGeologyOfficial here in japan there’s higher levels of salt in the dirt after events like this and when you say it washes away this is also not the case we have typhoons here and what tends to happen is that the surface salts end up in built up areas , even where I am at the moment in Tochigi very in land we get salt coming up that damages concrete foundations these layers of salt are above the aquifers but the thought of Tsunamis coming this far in has been “assumed” a possible cause but we are talking like 12-14,000 years ago. Again it’s just a thought due to a very interesting conversation I had with a university professor here over quite a lot of drinks and even Mu came up in the conversation so speculating, your much more educated on this topic I was asking and putting a timeline in for reference to a very interesting discussion I had once here.
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