geophys.,
Figure 1
Lituya Bay, Alaska: (a) Overview in August 1958 (MILLER, 1960). Forest destroyed to a maximum elevation of
524 m and a maximum distance of 1100 m from high-tide shoreline at Fish Lake due to a giant tsunami
generated on 10 July 1958 by a landslide at the head of the bay. (b) Map showing topographic and bathymetric
contours, trace of Fairweather fault, 1958 landslide and trimline of tsunami runup (MILLER, 1960).
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