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Complementary Land-Based Tsunami Warning System in SW Portugal

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Tsunamis in the World

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Gorringe Bank, 37 °N, 11 °W, in the Atlantic Ocean, SW Portugal, is an important tsunamigenic region, as illustrated by the tsunami following the 1 st November 1755 earthquake.

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Simões, J.Z., Afilhado, A., Mendes-Victor, L. (1993). Complementary Land-Based Tsunami Warning System in SW Portugal. In: Tinti, S. (eds) Tsunamis in the World. Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3620-6_16

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