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The Heligoland explosion of April 18, 1947, was planned by the Navy for the purpose of destroying the German fortifications on the island, and as a convenient method of disposing of surplus ammunition from the British zone of Germany. From the scientific point of view, it was realized that the detonation of some 4,000 tons of high explosive would provide an almost unique opportunity for the collection of seismic and meteorological data on a continental scale.
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WILLMORE, P. Seismic Aspects of the Heligoland Explosion. Nature 160, 350–351 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/160350a0
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