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https://www.noaa.gov/media/digital-library-photo/pl23cgs02080jpgDescription
Lituya Bay showing the giant wave path that swept trees off mountainsides up toan elevation of 1720 feet in the left center of the photo. This wave was causedby an earthquake and landslide July 9, 1958.
Display Date
1958 July
Location
Alaska, Lituya Bay
Collection
Historic Coast & Geodetic Survey
Keywords
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Geophysics Seismology
Earthquake