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 | Geology and late Quaternary eruptive history of Kanaga Volcano, a calc-alkaline stratovolcano in the western Aleutian Islands, Alaska "Recent studies by the Alaska Volcano Observatory have been focused on addressing this concern by studying the geology and eruptive history of historically active volcanoes in the Aleutian Arc to better understand the characteristics of future explosive eruptions. Here, we report results from our study of Kanaga Volcano, an active calc-alkaline stratovolcano in the western Aleutian Islands of Alaska."Waythomas, C. F., Miller, T. P., and Nye, C. J., 2003, Geology and late Quaternary eruptive history of Kanaga Volcano, a calc-alkaline stratovolcano in the western Aleutian Islands, Alaska: in Galloway, J. P., (ed.), Studies by the U.S. Geological Survey in Alaska, 2001, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper PP 1678, p. 181-197.  Add this reference to your cart  full-text PDF : 1.5 MB |
 | Preliminary volcano-hazard assessment for Kanaga Volcano, Alaska "Kanaga Volcano is a steep-sided, symmetrical, cone-shaped, 1307 meter high, andesitic stratovolcano on the north end of Kanaga Island in the western Aleutian Islands of Alaska. Kanaga Island is an elongated, lowrelief (except for the volcano) island, located about 35 kilometers west of the community of Adak on Adak Island and is part of the Andreanof Islands Group of islands. Kanaga Volcano is one of the 41 historically active volcanoes in Alaska and has erupted numerous times in the past 11,000 years, including at least 10 eruptions in the past 250 years (Miller and others, 1998). The most recent eruption occurred in 1993-95 and caused minor ash fall on Adak Island and produced blocky aa lava flows that reached the sea on the northwest and west sides of the volcano (Neal and others, 1995)."Waythomas, C. F., Miller, T. P., and Nye, C. J., 2002, Preliminary volcano-hazard assessment for Kanaga Volcano, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report OF 02-0397, 27 p., 1 sheet. Add this reference to your cart full-text PDF : 38.5 MB map sheet plate (PDF) : 17.5 MB |
 | Catalog of the historically active volcanoes of Alaska Alaska hosts within its borders over 80 major volcanic centers that have erupted during Holocene time (<10,000 years). At least 29 of these volcanic centers (table 1) had historical eruptions and 12 additional volcanic centers may have had historical eruptions. Historical in Alaska generally means the period since 1760 when explorers, travelers, and inhabitants kept written records. These 41 volcanic centers have been the source for >265 eruptions reported from Alaska volcanoes.Miller, T. P., McGimsey, R. G., Richter, D. H., Riehle, J. R., Nye, C. J., Yount, M. E., and Dumoulin, J. A., 1998, Catalog of the historically active volcanoes of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report OF 98-0582, 104 p. Add this reference to your cart  View images associated with this reference website with PDF links title page PDF : 52 intro and TOC PDF : 268 KB eastern part - Wrangell to Ukinrek Maars PDF : 972 KB central part - Chiginagak to Cleveland PDF : 2,463 KB western part - Carlisle to Kiska PDF : 956 KB references PDF : 43 KB |
Simkin, Tom, and Siebert, Lee, 1994, Volcanoes of the world [2nd edition]: Tucson, Arizona, Geoscience Press, 349 p.
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Add this reference to your cart Fournelle, J. H., Marsh, B. D., and Myers, J. D., 1994, Age, character, and significance of Aleutian arc volcanism: in Plafker, George and Berg, H. C., (eds.), The Geology of Alaska, Geological Society of America The Geology of North America Series v. G-1, p. 723-758.
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Add this reference to your cart Wood, C. A., and Kienle, Juergen, (eds.), 1990, Volcanoes of North America: United States and Canada: New York, Cambridge University Press, 354 p.
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Add this reference to your cart Newhall, C.G., and Dzurisin, Daniel, 1988, Historical unrest at large calderas of the world: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin B 1855, v. 1-2, 1108 p.
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Add this reference to your cart  | Alaska Peninsula-Aleutian Islands "The Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands form one of the conspicuously arcuate lines of volcanoes that border the Pacific Ocean. The name Aleutian Range is applied to this 1,600 mile long, narrow belt of peaks reaching from Mount Spurr opposite Anchorage to the island of Attu, close to the continent of Asia."Powers, H. A., 1958, Alaska Peninsula-Aleutian Islands: in Williams, H., (ed.), Landscapes of Alaska, Los Angeles, CA, University of California Press, p. 61-75. Add this reference to your cart |
 | Geology of northern Kanaga Island, Alaska Coats, R. R., 1956, Geology of northern Kanaga Island, Alaska: in Investigations of Alaskan volcanoes, U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin B 1028-D, p. 69-81, 1 sheet, scale 1:25,000. Add this reference to your cart full-text PDF : 2.3 MB plate 15 PDF : 3.1 MB |
 | Volcanic activity in the Aleutian Arc Coats, R. R., 1950, Volcanic activity in the Aleutian Arc: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin B 0974-B, p. 35-49, 1 sheet, scale unknown. Add this reference to your cart plate 1 PDF : 819 KB full-text PDF : 783 KB |
Coats, R. R., 1947, Geology of northern Kanaga Island: U.S. Geological Survey Alaskan Volcano Investigations Report 0002, p. 87-94, 1 plate, scale 1:25,000.
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Add this reference to your cart Robinson, G. D., Kennedy, G. C., Waldron, H. H., Byers, F. M. Jr., Hopkins, D. M., Wier, K. L., Fisher, B., Simons, F. S., Mathewson, D. E., and Coats, R. R., 1947, Alaskan volcano investigations Report no. 2: Progress of investigations in 1946: U.S. Geological Survey Alaskan Volcano Investigations Report 0002, 105 p., 8 sheets, scale 1:250,000.
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Add this reference to your cart  | The geology of Great Sitkin Island volcano, Aleutian Islands "The Aleutian Islands, a group of islands extending westward from the Alaska Peninsula, are composed of four main island groupsl the Fox Islands nearest the Alaska Peninsula, the Andreanof Islands, the Rat Islands, and the Near Islands which are the most westward group of the Aleutians. Great Sitkin Island is a member of the Andreanof Island group and has an area of approximately 15 square miles."Turner, T. E., 1947, The geology of Great Sitkin Island volcano, Aleutian Islands: University of Washington unpublished M.S. thesis, 36 p. Add this reference to your cart full-text PDF : 11 MB |
Jaggar, T. A., 1945, Volcanoes declare war: logistics and strategy of Pacific volcano science: Honolulu, Paradise of the Pacific, Ltd, 166 p.
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Add this reference to your cart  | The Aleutian Islands "The region in Alaska which contains the largest number of volcanoes extends in a continuous curved belt from the Aleutian Range of mountains west of Cook Inlet, through the Alaska Peninsula and the Aleutian Islands, to Attu, the westernmost possession of the United States, where there are warm springs."Jaggar, T. A., 1927, The Aleutian Islands: The Volcano Letter, v. 116, p. 1. Add this reference to your cart full-text PDF : 376 KB |
