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Pages in category "Volcanoes of Alaska" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
1 Alaska. 2 American Samoa. 3 Arizona. 4 California. 5 Colorado. 6 Hawaii. 7 Idaho. 8 ... This article contains a list of volcanoes in the United States and its ...
In Alaska, at least 50 volcanoes, including those in the Aleutian archipelago, have erupted in historical time. [9] Alaska accounts for about 80% of the United States' volcanoes, excluding the seamounts in the area, about 8% of the world's volcanoes, and most of these are located among the Aleutian Islands. [9]
The following list shows volcanoes regularly monitored by the Alaska Volcano Observatory using activity detection instruments. While the majority of these volcanoes are in remote locations and would only pose a threat to aviation, there are a few in some areas that could have an impact on populated communities. [9]
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, 1986, and 2006.
Mount Cleveland is located 490 km (304 mi) from the western end of the Aleutian Arc, [4] a long volcanic chain extending off the coast of Alaska. Containing over 75 volcanoes, [5] this volcanic arc occurs above the subduction zone where the Pacific Plate plunges under the North American Plate.
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Historically, Makushin is one of the most active volcanoes in the Aleutian Islands, erupting at least two dozen times over the past several thousands years, the last in 1995. [10] Seventeen explosions or eruptions of the Makushin Volcano have been recorded since 1786, though the magnitude has been termed as “small-to-moderate”.