Capital Volcano
Updated: Apr 23, 2024 21:21 GMT -
Shield 2356 m / 7730 ft
Eastern Alaska, United States, 62.43°N / -144.12°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Eastern Alaska, United States, 62.43°N / -144.12°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Capital volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
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Background
The relatively small Capital Mountain andesitic shield volcano, north of Mount Sanford, contains a 4-km-wide summit caldera apparently of non-explosive origin. Shield and intracaldera lavas and dikes are dated 1-1.1 Ma (Richter, in Wood and Kienle 1990).---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
Capital Volcano Photos
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