Computer models suggest these underwater landslides would have been capable of sending waves crashing on to the Falklands' coastline that were tens of metres high.
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Ancient tsunami may have struck Falkland Islands
Scientists have found evidence of ancient slope failures on the seafloor to the south of the British Overseas Territory.
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