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Mount Martin

Martin

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
1863m
Last eruption
1953
Mount Martin
Photo: C. Neal, U.S. Geological Survey · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
United States
Region
North America / Alaska Peninsula Volcanic Arc
Elevation
1863m
Coordinates
58.172, -155.361
Last eruption
1953
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Dacite

Geological summary

The mostly ice-covered Mount Martin stratovolcano lies at the SW end of the Katmai volcano cluster in Katmai National Park.

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From Wikipedia

Mount Martin is a stratovolcano, located on the Alaska Peninsula, United States, in Katmai National Park and Preserve. It is one of the volcanoes in the vicinity of the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. Mount Martin's cone stands only about 500 metres (1,600 ft) higher than the surrounding ridge. Although an eruption in 1953 is now considered questionable and no other confirmed eruptive activity has taken place at Mount Martin, there is intense fumarolic activity within its summit crater. The summit crater is also breached to the southeast. The 300 m (984 ft)-wide summit crater is often ice-free due to the geothermal heat and contains an intermittent acidic crater lake. The fumaroles in the summit crater produce extensive sulfur deposits.

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Eruption history

4 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
4
Uncertain eruptions
0
Span of confirmed record
1750 BCE – 1953
Largest confirmed eruption
No VEI recorded
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
2
Summary (VEI over time)
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1750 BCE~1555 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?970 BCE~776 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1758~1953 · 2 eruptions · max VEI ?1750 BCE776 BCE49791758

Detailed timeline

  1. 1953VEI ?Method not stated
    1953-02-17 – end unknown
    Volcano Uncertain: SW of Trident; probably Martin
  2. 1951VEI ?Method not stated
    1951-07-22 – end unknown
    Volcano Uncertain: Kukak Bay ashfall; probably Martin
  3. 800 BCE (±50 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    800 BCE – end unknown
  4. 1750 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    1750 BCE – end unknown

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