On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 10:43:21 -0500, John Stanley
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Whereas the most massive tidal waves that they talked about happened as a
> result of huge landslides. One in a bay in alaska measured over 500 feet
> high. I kid you not. more than ten times as high as the indian ocean ones,
> although this happened in a bay, so the effects were magnified i guess.

I saw a show about that last year. Really amazing. IIRC, the height of
the wave was caused because of the channeling of water through the
relatively confining area between the high cliff walls.

What really amazed me is that there were survivors that were in a boat
in the bay.

-Kevin

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