Shoup Bay State Marine Park
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Shoup Bay State Marine Park has a tidewater glacier that spills into an inner bay. The inner bay is full of a variety of nesting birds, and mountain goats and bears can be seen on the mountain slopes.
Shoup Bay was the site of the highest tsunami wave height recorded following the 1964 earthquake, towering 67 meters (260 ft - as tall as a 20-story building)
www.dnr.state.ak.us/parks/units/pwssmp/smpvald.htm
www.getoutdoors.com/nemba/destination_summary/1376.html
* Note: the 11-mile trail was heavily damaged by flooding in Nov 2006 past Mile 3, and is not open to hiking until repaired. Access to cabins is still available via boat or floatplane.
Shoup Bay was the site of the highest tsunami wave height recorded following the 1964 earthquake, towering 67 meters (260 ft - as tall as a 20-story building)
www.dnr.state.ak.us/parks/units/pwssmp/smpvald.htm
www.getoutdoors.com/nemba/destination_summary/1376.html
* Note: the 11-mile trail was heavily damaged by flooding in Nov 2006 past Mile 3, and is not open to hiking until repaired. Access to cabins is still available via boat or floatplane.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Alaska_state_parks#Prince_William_Sound_area_parks
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 61°7'52"N 146°36'18"W
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