Giant Iceberg Collision and Tsunami Risk

[errorist]

Could such an Iceberg cause a huge tsunami if it rams into and breaks off a giant slab of ice from the Drygalski Ice Tongue?

http://www.livescience.com/forcesofnature/050114_iceberg_crash.html

 

[Andrew Mason]

Could such an Iceberg cause a huge tsunami if it rams into and breaks off a giant slab of ice from the Drygalski Ice Tongue

Since this particular ice formation is a floating slab already, its breakup will not cause a net displacement of water. But if a large chunk of ice on land should suddenly break off and drop into the sea, it could cause a big wave. It would have to be enormous to create a tsunami, but it is theoretically possible.

AM

 

[errorist]

The Iceberg itself is a few hundred feet above sea level and so is the shelf it is going to hit. If chunks break off from above it could cause one I would think.