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Megatsunami

earth science Maturity 5-7

Giant waves can be huge.

Lituya Bay megatsunami diagram (English).png
Lituya Bay megatsunami diagram (English).png
They happen when rocks fall into water. This makes a big splash. The splash makes a giant wave. These waves are much bigger than normal ones. Have you ever seen a big splash?

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File:Lituya Bay megatsunami diagram (English).png
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File:Survey of megatsunami runup damage Taan Fiord 9 August 2016.PNG
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