Oceanography
Monster waves in Europe's largest underwater canyon
Every year, the town of Nazaré experiences a huge wave season when the water can rise up to 30m high.
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Every year, the town of Nazaré experiences a huge wave season when the water can rise up to 30m high.
The sailors in Japanese waters have long passed on the story of a terrifying sea monster named Umibozu.
According to ocean researcher, Mr. Tom Durrant, the above wave broke the record for the highest wave also in the Southern hemisphere in 2012 was 22.03m.
Such waves exist in the deepest part of the ocean and rarely cause trouble for the majority of the world's population.
The video was posted on social media website Reddit this week, attracting hundreds of thousands of viewers.