Explaining The Ocean on Instagram: "This animation breaks down the largest tsunami ever recorded — the 1958 megatsunami in Lituya Bay. A massive landslide triggered by an earthquake displaced an unimaginable volume of water, sending a wave up the bay that reached an estimated 1,720 feet (524 m) in height. The force was so extreme it stripped trees from mountainsides, reshaped the coastline, and demonstrated how enclosed bays can amplify tsunami energy far beyond what open-ocean waves ever reach.

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