Mount Akutan

Mount Akutan
Akutan, Alaska (AK), US
This is a stratovolcano in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. Akutan Peak, at 1,303 m, is the highest point on the caldera of the Akutan stratovolcano. Akutan contains a 2 km-wide caldera formed during a major explosive eruption about 1,600 years ago. Recent eruptive activity has originated from a large cinder cone on the NE part of the caldera. It's been the source of frequent explosive eruptions with occasional lava effusion that blankets the caldera floor. AVO has recorded 33 confirmed eruptions at Akutan, making it the volcano with the most eruptions in the state.
This is a stratovolcano in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. Akutan Peak, at 1,303 m, is the highest point on the caldera of the Akutan stratovolcano. Akutan contains a 2 km-wide caldera formed during a major explosive eruption about 1,600 years ago. Recent eruptive activity has originated from a large cinder cone on the NE part of the caldera. It's been the source of frequent explosive eruptions with occasional lava effusion that blankets the caldera floor. AVO has recorded 33 confirmed eruptions at Akutan, making it the volcano with the most eruptions in the state.
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Links: en.wikipedia.org, www.anyplaceamerica.com, mapcarta.com, volcano.si.edu, peakvisor.com
By: Fab

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