La Chaussee Spit

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La Chaussee Spit is a narrow gravel and sand formation that partially encloses Alaska’s Lituya Bay, helping to define its small, treacherous harbor.

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La Chaussee Spit canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal landform
spit
administrativeRegion Yakutat City and Borough
associatedWithEvent 1958 Lituya Bay megatsunami
linked to: Lituya Glacier
bayType tsunami-prone bay
coastType glaciated fjord coast
composition gravel
sand
country United States
formedBy longshore drift
marine processes
wave action
harborCharacter treacherous
hazardContext dangerous navigation conditions
strong currents at Lituya Bay entrance
helpsDefine entrance to Lituya Bay
harbor of Lituya Bay
locatedIn Alaska
Gulf of Alaska
Lituya Bay
Southeast Alaska
linked to: Southeastern Alaska
locatedInProtectedArea Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
locatedOn Pacific coast of Alaska
nearbyFeature Fairweather Fault zone
linked to: Fairweather Fault

Fairweather Range
ocean Pacific Ocean
partiallyEncloses Lituya Bay
partOf Lituya Bay harbor
linked to: Lituya Bay
region Alaskan panhandle
linked to: Panhandle of Alaska
shape narrow

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Lituya Bay entranceName La Chaussee Spit