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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

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Description

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