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Volcanoes of Alaska

Volcanoes of the Aleutian Islands map (source: AVO, USGS)
Volcanoes of the Aleutian Islands map (source: AVO, USGS)
Volcanoes of the Alaska Peninsula map (source: AVO, USGS)
Volcanoes of the Alaska Peninsula map (source: AVO, USGS)
Volcanoes of the Cook Inlet map (source: AVO, USGS)
Volcanoes of the Cook Inlet map (source: AVO, USGS)
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Latest news:
Cleveland volcano (Aleutian Islands): new activity of lava dome growth observed, AVO raises alert level
Wednesday, Feb 01, 2012
Cleveland Volcano (Aleutian Islands) is showing renewed activity, which was observed in satellite data, and AVO is raising the Aviation Color Code to ... [more]
Cleveland volcano (Alaska): alert status lowered to yellow
Tuesday, Jan 03, 2012
The Alaska Volcano Observatory has lowered the alert level for Cleveland volcano from ORANGE (eruption imminent) to YELLOW (watch), after no activity ... [more]

Volcanoes of Alaska & Aleutians (9 volcanoes)

Redoubt | Augustine | Katmai | Veniaminof | Pavlov | Okmok | Cleveland | Korovin | Kasatochi
Redoubt
(stratovolcano)		 Large stratovolcano in Alaska ca. 100 mi west of Anchorage. Redoubt last erupted in 1989. [more]
Augustine
(stratovolcano)		 Augustine is the most active volcano of the eastern Aleutian arc. It consists of several overlapping lava domes that frequently produce explosive eruptions and are notorious for collapsing, producing glowing avalanches (block and ash flows).
Augustine volcano had a devasta... [more]
Katmai
(Stratovolcano with central caldera)		 A large stratovolcano in Alaska, near the Novarupta vent, that erupted in 1912 with the largest volcanic eruption in the 20th century, 10 times the size of the 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens. [more]
Veniaminof
(stratovolcano)		 Veniaminof is one of the highest, largest and most active volcanoes on the Alaska Peninsula. [more]
Pavlov
(stratovolcano)		 Pavlov is the most active volcano of the Aleutian arc. [more]
Okmok
(Central shield complex with nested caldera)		 Okmok is one of the most active volcanoes in the Aleutian island chain (Alaska). It consists of a complex of shields truncated by a caldera and several active vents inside the caldera, which have built small cones and lava flows. [more]
Cleveland
(stratovolcano)		 The beautifully symmetrical Mount Cleveland stratovolcano forms the western half of the uninhabited Chuginadak Island in the eastern Aleutians, connected to the eastern half of the island by a narrow isthmus. It is one of the regions most active volcanoes, but at present has no s... [more]
Korovin
(stratovolcano)		 Korovin is a 1533 m high stratovolcano in the central Aleutian Islands and one of the most active volcanoes in Alaska. On average, it has been active every 10-15 years, its last eruption being in Nov-Dec 2006 with ash emissions. [more]
Kasatochi
(stratovolcano)		 Kasatochi is a remote island forming the peak of a mostly submerged stratovolcano rising to 314 m a.s.l. in the Aleutian island chain. It is one of the volcanoes in the world that formed new islands in historic times. [more]
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