Monte Toc
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| Elevation | 1,921 m (6,302 ft) |
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| Coordinates | 46°14′N 12°20′E / 46.233°N 12.333°ECoordinates: 46°14′N 12°20′E / 46.233°N 12.333°E |
Monte Toc is a mountain on the border between Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia in Northern Italy best known for the Vajont Dam, which was built at the mountain's base in 1960.
On October 9, 1963, 260 million cubic metres of rock slid down the side of Mount Toc caused by a minor earth tremor and plunged into the reservoir created by the Vajont Dam at an estimated 100 mph, sending a wave of water 250 metres high over the dam wall and destroying the town of Longarone and its suburbs. 1,909 people were killed, 1,450 of whom were in Longarone.
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