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Tsunami
Definition
A unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption
Did you know…
The shore line retreats when the first wave of a tsunami is about to happenA tsunami can be a series of waves and the first one is not always the biggestTsunamis only affect shallow watersMost tsunamis occur in the Pacific Ocean
Famous locations
On December 26, 2004 Phuket and the island of Sri Lanka experienced a deadly tsunami
7.8 earthquake in the sea of Japan destroyed the southern half of Okushiri Island
Connections
Earthquakes
Seismologist
What happens before an tsunami is about to happen?
What causes tsunamis?
What happens before an tsunami is about to happen?
What causes tsunamis?
Questions?
Sources
http://ezinearticles.com/?Some-Facts-About-Tsunamis&id=8014
http://www.cdera.org/doccentre/fs_tsunami.php
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