Kanaga Volcano

Kanaga Volcano, or Mount Kanaga, is a stratovolcano at the northern tip of Kanaga Island in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska.[1] It is situated within a caldera, which forms the arcuate Kanaton Ridge south and east of Kanaga. A crater lake occupies part of the SE caldera floor. The summit of Kanaga has a crater with fumarolic activity.

Kanaga Volcano
View, looking west to Kanaga Volcano in 1994 eruption.
Highest point
Elevation4,288 ft (1,307 m)
Prominence1,307 m (4,288 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Coordinates51°55′24″N 177°10′05″W
Geography
LocationKanaga Island, Alaska, U.S.
Parent rangeAleutian Range
Topo mapUSGS Adak C-4
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Volcanic arc/beltAleutian Arc
Last eruptionFebruary 2012

It is located about 25 km (16 mi) west of the U.S. Navy installation and port on Adak Island. The volcano erupted intermittently through much of 1994, dusting the community of Adak at least once with fine ash.

Map showing volcanoes of Alaska. The mark is set at the location of Kanaga Volcano.

References
  1. Alaska Volcano Observatory, Volcano Information -- Kanaga, Retrieved Dec. 16, 2022.
  • "Kanaga". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Volcanoes of the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands-Selected Photographs
  • Alaska Volcano Observatory
  • Aerial photograph of Kanaga Island produced in 1952 by the United States Navy
    Aerial photograph of Kanaga Island produced in 1952 by the United States Navy
  • Kanaga Island with Kanaga Volcano seen from space
    Kanaga Island with Kanaga Volcano seen from space
  • Kanaga Volcano, Kanaga Island, Aleutians
    Kanaga Volcano, Kanaga Island, Aleutians
  • Lava flow formed by 1906 eruption of Kanaga Volcano
    Lava flow formed by 1906 eruption of Kanaga Volcano

See also


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