The tallest wave ever to have been measured was formed in the North Atlantic between Iceland and Great Britain. The World Meteorological Organization confirmed yesterday that the wave had been nineteen meters (62 feet) tall, similar to a six story building.
It was recorded by an automated weather observation buoy operated by the UK Met Office‘s network of automated weather stations.
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The monster wave in question was measured on February 4 2013. The new world record broke a previous record of 18.275 meters (59.96 feet) was measured on 8 December 2007, also in the North Atlantic. The highest wave height measured by ship observation was also measured in in the North Atlantic between the UK and Iceland.
The highest waves typically occur in the North Atlantic, rather than the Southern Ocean. The reasons are wind circulation patterns and atmospheric pressure in the North Atlantic in winter which create intense extra-tropical storms. Travellers in Iceland in the past few days have experienced these storms.
The tallest wave ever to have been measured was formed in the North Atlantic between Iceland and Great Britain. The World Meteorological Organization confirmed yesterday that the wave had been nineteen meters (62 feet) tall, similar to a six story building.
It was recorded by an automated weather observation buoy operated by the UK Met Office‘s network of automated weather stations.
Read more: Video: Exploring the best kept secret in the word of surfing off the frigid south coast of Iceland
The monster wave in question was measured on February 4 2013. The new world record broke a previous record of 18.275 meters (59.96 feet) was measured on 8 December 2007, also in the North Atlantic. The highest wave height measured by ship observation was also measured in in the North Atlantic between the UK and Iceland.
The highest waves typically occur in the North Atlantic, rather than the Southern Ocean. The reasons are wind circulation patterns and atmospheric pressure in the North Atlantic in winter which create intense extra-tropical storms. Travellers in Iceland in the past few days have experienced these storms.