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1867 In The British Virgin Islands
Events from the year 1867 in the British Virgin Islands. October * 29 October 1867 - The Territory is hit by what would later be known as the San Narciso hurricane. Approximately 600 people died in neighbouring St. Thomas, and approximately 26 residents in the British Virgin Islands. Additionally the RMS ''Rhone'' is sunk with the loss of an estimated 123 lives. *18 November 1867 - Twenty days after the devastating hurricane, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the Anegada Passage, generating a tsunami which advanced towards the islands. Footnotes {{Reflist 1860s in the British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1867 San Narciso Hurricane
The San Narciso Hurricane was the ninth and last known hurricane of the 1867 Atlantic hurricane season. Forming in late October, the hurricane, the costliest and deadliest storm of the 1867 Atlantic hurricane season, caused at least 811 deaths in Saint Thomas (Danish West Indies) and Captaincy General of Puerto Rico and at least $1 million (1867 USD) in damage. Meteorological history On or before 27 October 1867, a tropical storm developed east of the northern Lesser Antilles, and the mail steamer ''Principe Alfonso'' skillfully avoided the storm on that day. This tropical storm moved westward or west-southwestward, intensifying into a hurricane on or before 28 October 1867. Intensifying into a major hurricane on 29 October, this tempest hit Sombrero, Anguilla. The northeasterly or northerly wind intensified from 1 am through 6 am; after 8 am, a barometric pressure of accompanied a half-hour of relative calm. The wind then shifted to a violent easterly until 11 am and then dim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and denomination. In Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, Oriental Orthodox, and Lutheran doctrine, all of their faithful deceased in Heaven are considered to be saints, but some are considered worthy of greater honor or emulation. Official ecclesiastical recognition, and consequently a public cult of veneration, is conferred on some denominational saints through the process of canonization in the Catholic Church or glorification in the Eastern Orthodox Church after their approval. While the English word ''saint'' originated in Christianity, historians of religion tend to use the appellation "in a more general way to refer to the state of special holiness that many religions attribute to certain people", referring to the Jewish tzadik, the Islamic walī, the Hindu rishi or Sikh g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RMS Rhone
RMS ''Rhone'' was a UK Royal Mail Ship owned by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (RMSP). She was wrecked off the coast of Salt Island in the British Virgin Islands on 29 October 1867 in a hurricane, killing 123 people. She is now a popular Caribbean wreck dive site. History RMSP ships carried mail, passengers, horses, and cargo on regular scheduled routes. Its first services had been between Southampton and the Caribbean, but in 1851 it added a new route between Southampton and Rio de Janeiro. This growing trade, and a number of ships lost at sea, created a need for new ships. In June 1863 RMSP ordered ''Rhone'' from the Millwall Iron Works on the Isle of Dogs, London and her sister ship from Caird & Company in Greenock. The pair was initially to work the Rio de Janeiro route. They were similar but not identical. Both were handsome ships, but ''Rhone'' was considered to have slightly finer lines. At this time the Admiralty supervised Royal Mail Ship contracts. Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1867 Virgin Islands Earthquake And Tsunami
The 1867 Virgin Islands earthquake and tsunami occurred on November 18, at 2.45 p.m. in the Anegada Trough about 20 km southwest of Saint Thomas, Danish West Indies (now U.S. Virgin Islands). The 7.5 earthquake came just 20 days after the devastating San Narciso Hurricane in the same region. Tsunamis from this earthquake were some of the highest ever recorded in the Lesser Antilles. Wave heights exceeded in some islands in the Lesser Antilles. The earthquake and tsunami resulted in no more than 50 fatalities, although casualties in the hundreds is also claimed. Tectonic setting The U.S.Virgin Islands are part of the Greater Antilles that lies parallel to the Puerto Rico Trench; an oblique subduction zone where the North American Plate is underthrusted beneath the Caribbean Plate along the Lesser Antilles subduction zone transits to strike-slip along the Septentrional-Oriente fault zone. Because of this transition, the overriding Caribbean Plate begins to extend, and n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anegada Passage
The Anegada Passage is a strait in the Caribbean that separates the British Virgin Islands and the British ruled Sombrero, Anguilla, Sombrero Island of Anguilla, and connects the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean. It is 2300 m deep. Because the threshold depths are 1800 and 1600 m, Atlantic deep water from 1600 m level may flow into the deep areas in the Caribbean Sea. The Anegada Passage is a key shipping lane for the Panama Canal. Often called the "Oh-my-god-a Passage", it is considered a difficult passage for sailors because of the winds, waves, and swells. The Anegada Trough The passage consists of multiple basins and ridges. The Anegada Trough or Virgin Islands Basin was the likely site of the 1867 Virgin Islands earthquake and tsunami, 1867 Virgin Islands earthquake and subsequent tsunami. See also *Noroit Seamount References {{Authority control Straits of the Caribbean Bodies of water of Anguilla Bodies of water of the British Virgin Islands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1867 In The British Virgin Islands
Events from the year 1867 in the British Virgin Islands. October * 29 October 1867 - The Territory is hit by what would later be known as the San Narciso hurricane. Approximately 600 people died in neighbouring St. Thomas, and approximately 26 residents in the British Virgin Islands. Additionally the RMS ''Rhone'' is sunk with the loss of an estimated 123 lives. *18 November 1867 - Twenty days after the devastating hurricane, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the Anegada Passage, generating a tsunami which advanced towards the islands. Footnotes {{Reflist 1860s in the British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1860s In The British Virgin Islands
Year 186 ( CLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Glabrio (or, less frequently, year 939 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 186 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Peasants in Gaul stage an anti-tax uprising under Maternus. * Roman governor Pertinax escapes an assassination attempt, by British usurpers. New Zealand * The Hatepe volcanic eruption extends Lake Taupō and makes skies red across the world. However, recent radiocarbon dating by R. Sparks has put the date at 233 AD ± 13 (95% confidence). Births * Ma Liang, Chinese official of the Shu Han state (d. 222) Deaths * April 21 – Apollonius the Apologist, Christian martyr * Bian Zhang, Chinese official an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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