United States · Stratovolcano
Mount Chiginagak
Chiginagak
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 2221m
- Last eruption
- 1998
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- United States
- Region
- North America / Alaska Peninsula Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 2221m
- Coordinates
- 57.135, -156.990
- Last eruption
- 1998
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
The symmetrical, glaciated Chiginagak stratovolcano located on the Alaska Peninsula ~15 km NW of Chiginagak Bay contains a small summit crater, which is breached to the south, and one or more summit lava domes.
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From Wikipedia
Mount Chiginagak is a stratovolcano on the Alaska Peninsula, located about 15 km northwest of Chiginagak Bay.
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Eruption history
3 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 2
- Uncertain eruptions
- 1
- Span of confirmed record
- 1971 – 1998
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 2 (1971)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 2
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1998VEI 1Observed1998-08-13 – 1998-08-13
- 1971VEI 2Observed1971-07-16 – 1971-07-16
- 1929VEI ?Method not stated1929-12-16 – end unknown
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