Driftwood Bay, Umnak Island, Alaska
Detailed Description
In the Fox Islands of Alaska, Driftwood Bay on Umnak Island faces the deep-sea trench formed by the Alaska-Aleutian subduction zone. Geological clues to a history of eight Aleutian tsunamis in the past 2,000 years lie beneath the coastal lowlands of Driftwood Bay. Read more at https://doi.org/10.1029/2022EO220464.
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.
Photo taken by Rob Witter, U.S. Geological Survey