Davidof volcano
Updated: Jun 10, 2023 14:19 GMT -
Stratovolcano 328 m / 1,076 ft
United States, Aleutian Islands, 51.97°N / 178.33°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
United States, Aleutian Islands, 51.97°N / 178.33°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Last update: 29 Apr 2022 (Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report)
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Davidof volcano eruptions: unknown, no recent eruptions
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Five small islands, the largest of which is Davidof, are remnants of a stratovolcano that collapsed during the late Tertiary, forming a 2.7-km-wide caldera. The islands, the highest of which reaches only 328 m above sea level, include Khvostof, Pyramid, Lopy, and Davidof. The latter three islands form the eastern rim of the mostly submarine caldera, sometimes referred to as the "Aleutian Krakatau." The islands were constructed above a roughly 100-m-deep submarine platform extending NW-ward to Segula Island; the floor of the caldera lies 80 m below sea level. The islands are vegetated, but lava flows are recognizable, and Smith et al. (1978) suggested a possible Holocene age for the volcano.---
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