ILLUSTRATIONS 

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158 Generalized distribution of larger destructive local waves 

 and known subaqueous slides in Prince William Sound and 



part of the Kenai Peninsula 250 



159 Inferred marigrams at five locations in Prince William Sound . 251 



160 Bathymetry of Port Valdez and Valdez Arm, Prince William Sound 256 



161 Seismic reflection profiles along the axis of Valdez Arm and 



Port Valdez, showing basement structure and sediments .... 257 



162 Plan of Valdez, Alaska, as existing prior to the earthquake . 258 



163 Aerial view of the waterfront at Valdez photographed several 

 years before the earthquake 259 



16k Valdez after the earthquake 26l 



165 Inferred marigram for Valdez based on accounts of eyewitnesses 262 



166 Inferred path of the SS Chena from an initial position at the 

 North Arm dock, Valdez Harbor, during and after the earthquake 265 



167 Sequence of schematic diagrams illustrating the movements of 



the SS Chena and the destruction of the harbor at Valdez . . . 266 



168 View of the first seismic sea wave engulfing the cannery on 



the North Arm of Valdez Harbor 267 



169 View of first seismic sea wave destroying the cannery of the 

 North Arm of Valdez Harbor 270 



170 Momentary quiet in the ruins of the boat harbor at Valdez . . 271 



171 View from the Chena while being swept southwestward along 



coast off Valdez 272 



172 Panoramic composite view from the Chena, south of the harbor 

 of Valdez showing water draining from the coast under the 

 effects of the submarine slide 273 



173 Panoramic composite telephoto view from the Chena of chasm 



formed by the submarine slide south of the harbor at Valdez. . 27^ 



17^ Aerial view of the devastation of the waterfront at Valdez 



in the vicinity of the Standard Oil Company tank farm .... 275 



