Lituya Bay

Local nameLituya Bay
LocationAlaska, United States

Lituya Bay is a fjord located on the coast of the south-east part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is 14.5 km long and 3.2 km wide at its widest point. The bay was noted in 1786 by Jean-François de Lapérouse, who named it Port des Français. Twenty-one of his men perished in the tidal current in the bay.

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Stump of living spruce… @ D.J. Miller, United States Geological Survey

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lituya_Bay

Coordinates 58°38'17.295" N -137°34'48.126" E

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