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Mount Kanaga

Kanaga

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
1307m
Last eruption
2023
Mount Kanaga
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Type
Stratovolcano
Country
United States
Region
North America / Aleutian Ridge Volcanic Arc
Elevation
1307m
Coordinates
51.923, -177.168
Last eruption
2023
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

Symmetrical Kanaga stratovolcano is situated within the Kanaton caldera at the northern tip of Kanaga Island.

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From Wikipedia

Kanaga Volcano, or Mount Kanaga, is a stratovolcano at the northern tip of Kanaga Island in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. It is situated within a caldera, which forms the arcuate Kanaton Ridge south and east of Kanaga. A crater lake occupies part of the SE caldera floor. The summit of Kanaga has a crater with fumarolic activity.

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Eruption history

22 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
18
Uncertain eruptions
4
Span of confirmed record
7300 BCE (±500 yrs) – 2023
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 2 (2012, the most recent of 3)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
7
Summary (VEI over time)
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7300 BCE~6989 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?4814 BCE~4503 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?2328 BCE~2017 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI ?2017 BCE~1706 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1706 BCE~1395 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?158~469 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?780~1091 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1091~1401 · 2 eruptions · max VEI ?1712~2023 · 12 eruptions · max VEI 27300 BCE5125 BCE2638 BCE463 BCE1712

Detailed timeline

  1. 2023VEI 1Observed
    2023-12-18 – 2023-12-18
  2. 2012VEI 2Observed
    2012-02-18 – 2012-02-18
    E-W fissure at summit crater
  3. 1996VEI 1Method not stated
    1996-06-11 – end unknown
  4. 1995VEI 2Observed
    1995-06-19 – 1995-06-23
  5. 1994VEI 2Observed
    1994-01-05 – 1994-11-26
  6. 1942VEI 1Observed
    1942-07-02 – end unknown
  7. 1906VEI ?Observed
    1906-05-16 – end unknown
    Summit, upper SW flank
  8. 1904VEI 0Observed
    1904-07-02 – end unknown
    Upper south flank ?
  9. 1829VEI ?Method not stated
    1829-07-02 – end unknown
  10. 1827VEI ?Method not stated
    1827-07-02 – end unknown
  11. 1783VEI ?Observed
    1783 – 1787
  12. 1763VEI ?Method not stated
    1763 – end unknown
  13. 1400 (±50 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1400 – end unknown
  14. 1150 (±100 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1150 – end unknown
  15. 850 (±200 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    850 – end unknown
  16. 200 (±150 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    200 – end unknown
  17. 1550 BCE (±100 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1550 BCE – end unknown
  18. 1900 BCE (±300 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1900 BCE – end unknown
  19. 2150 BCE (±200 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    2150 BCE – end unknown
  20. 2300 BCE (±150 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    2300 BCE – end unknown
  21. 4700 BCE (±150 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    4700 BCE – end unknown
  22. 7300 BCE (±500 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    7300 BCE – end unknown

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