The personal experiences of people who experienced the 1929 Newfoundland tsunami are fascinating, unbelievable, and heartbreaking).

In a roundabout way, the 1755 Lisbon Earthquake may have led to a classic Newfoundland kitchen party song and a successful Canadian folk-rock band.

In 1929, the sea on Newfoundland’s Burin Peninsula suddenly disappeared — then returned as a devastating tsunami. Explore the shocking events, the isolation that followed, and how the world finally learned of the tragedy.