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I think you meant to say Vancouver Island. Vancouver has a massive island protecting it from a tsunami.
by blazespin 10y ago
I think you meant to say Vancouver Island. Vancouver has a massive island protecting it from a tsunami.
- Cyphase 10y agoYou don't have to be faster than the bear, you just have to be faster than someone else.
- StClaire 10y agoNice call
- flukus 10y agoWould the island protect it or help to funnel all the water up the bay?
- chx 10y agoProtect it. I live on the shores of English Bay and the water typically barely ripples, waves are rare and more than that is practically unheard of. Compare this to the Pacific Ocean storms out on the open.
- kobeya 10y agoThat's not what a tsunami is though. A tsunami is not a wave in the sense you allude to, it is the whole water level rising in unison. A breakwater does not protect you from a tsunami.
- Kluny 10y agoVancouver islander here - tbh, Vancouver Island is mostly okay too. If you look at the map, you'll see that a huge peninsula shelters the most populous area (Victoria) from tsunami. Most of the smaller towns are on the inside passage. The only places that are in real danger are Tofino, Ucluelet, Port Renfrew, and several small native settlements. It's a shame because those are some of my favorite places on earth, but 90% of Vancouver Island doesn't live there. (I did the research on this last year after I had a nightmare about tsunamis.)