On a local scale, the nation of Belize celebrates its diverse identity with the observance of Garifuna Settlement Day every November 19 th. As history has it, the Garinagu people, who have contributed significantly to the antiquity of Belize, arrived and settled in British Honduras (now known as Belize) and along Central American territories in the early 1800âs.
The most likely source for an East Coast tsunami would be an underwater avalanche along the continental slope, according to research presented by ten Brink and others earlier this month at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America in Charlotte, N.C.
A tsunami is a long high tidal wave that is caused by an earthquake or earth related other disturbances. They mostly occur out in the Pacific Ocean where all the earthquakes occur around the Ring of Fire.Tsunamis can reach major heights and can reach speeds up to 200 mph or more and can exceed up to 12 miles inland.his is just an example of tsunami that hit the western area of Australia and sunk this fish boat. It was caused by an earthquake that occured in the Indian Ocean. Australia gets its tsunamis from other earthquakes that involves a nearby area or country.