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Alaska Volcano Observatory Archived 2010-04-20 at the Wayback Machine (to follow 2009 volcanic activity by geologists reports) Live updates from the AVO Twitter page. Webcams: Redoubt Volcano Webcam Archived 2009-04-01 at the Wayback Machine, USGS (intermittently available). View of north flank of Redoubt from AVO's Redoubt Hut, approximately 7 ...
Website. nps.gov /lacl. Lake Clark National Park and Preserve is a United States national park and preserve in southwest Alaska, about 100 miles (160 km) southwest of Anchorage. The park was first proclaimed a national monument in 1978, then established as a national park and preserve in 1980 by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act.
Mount Redoubt on March 31, 2009. An ash cloud is hanging over the summit and the valley is covered in volcanic ash. Alaska 's Mount Redoubt volcano began erupting on March 22, 2009, and activity continued for several months. During the eruptions, which lasted for several months, reports found ash clouds reaching as high as 65,000 feet (20,000 m ...
The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) is a joint program of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAFGI), and the State of Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys (ADGGS). [3] AVO was formed in 1988, and uses federal, state, and university resources to monitor ...
Two volcanoes erupted during the summer of 2008 on the eastern Aleutian Islands. On July 12, 2008, Mount Okmok erupted, and it continued to erupt for a month. A giant, rapidly moving ash and gas cloud shot up to a height of 15,240 m as a result of this eruption.
Shishaldin Volcano, or Mount Shishaldin (/ ʃɪˈʃældən /), is one of six active volcanoes on Unimak Island in eastern the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. [1] It is the highest mountain peak of the Aleutian Islands, rising to a height of 9,373 ft (2,857 m) above sea level. [2][3] Shishaldin's magma supply is generated via flux melting above the ...
Augustine Volcano. Augustine Volcano (Sugpiaq: Utakineq; [3] Dena'ina: Chu Nula) is a stratovolcano in Alaska consisting of a central complex of summit lava domes and flows surrounded by an apron of pyroclastic, lahar, avalanche, and ash deposits. The volcano is frequently active, with major eruptions recorded in 1883, 1935, 1963–64, 1976 ...
Locations of volcanoes near Cook Inlet. Because it lies along a subduction zone, the Cook Inlet region contains active volcanoes, including Augustine Volcano and Mount Redoubt, and is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire. Hot magma and steam from the subducting ocean floor build up within these volcanoes, which tend to erupt in fairly regular ...