United States · Stratovolcano
Kiska
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 1220m
- Last eruption
- 1990
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- United States
- Region
- North America / Aleutian Ridge Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 1220m
- Coordinates
- 52.103, 177.602
- Last eruption
- 1990
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
Conical Kiska volcano is the westernmost historically active volcano of the 2500-km-long Aleutian arc.
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From Wikipedia
Summary of the Wikipedia article “Kiska”
Kiska is one of the Rat Islands, a group of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. It is about 22 miles (35 km) long and varies in width from 1.5 to 6 miles. It is part of Aleutian Islands Wilderness and as such, special permission is required to visit it. The island has no permanent population.
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Eruption history
7 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 4
- Uncertain eruptions
- 3
- Span of confirmed record
- 1962 – 1990
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 3 (1962)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 4
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1990VEI 2Observed1990-06-01 – 1990-06-01Upper NW? flank
- 1987VEI ?Method not stated1987-04-15 – end unknown
- 1969VEI 2Observed1969-09-11 – 1969-09-16
- 1964VEI 0Observed1964-03-18 – end unknown
- 1962VEI 3Observed1962-01-24 – end unknownNorth flank (Sirius Point)
- 1927VEI 2Method not stated1927-07-02 – end unknown
- 1907VEI 2Method not stated1907-07-02 – end unknown
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