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Lituya Glacier topographic map
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Lituya Glacier
It is partially responsible for creating the 1958 Lituya Bay megatsunami. The glacier, which has receded over the years, carved Lituya Bay into a unique topographic phenomenon with steep walls, a very deep submerged bottom, and a very narrow entrance to the ocean which created the opportunity for a megatsunami to occur.
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Name: Lituya Glacier topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Lituya Glacier, Unorganized Borough, Alaska, United States (58.67537 -137.57263 58.76706 -137.30975)
Average elevation: 3,123 ft
Minimum elevation: 0 ft
Maximum elevation: 9,977 ft
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