View towards NW. On February 18, 1911, a massive earthquake triggered the rock mass movement visible in the centre of the image. With a volume of approx. 2 cubic kilometres, the deposit blocked the Murghab Valley at a height of 570 m and impounded Lake Sarez (56 km long, elevation: 3239 m asl). The Usoi Dam is the highest dam in the world. Istiqlol Peak (6940 m) is seen in the left background.

Keywords

aerial view, lake, landslide, landslide dam, mountainscape, mountaintop, rock avalanche, rock slide

Created

Saturday 6 August 2011 by Martin Mergili in Asia / Tajikistan (7072 visits)