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Fisher reported activity

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Data
Reported Activity
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1795-00-00Fisher: 1795 From Veniaminov (1840, translated by Lydia T. Black and R.H. Geoghegan, 1984): "The low peak in the interior of Unimak Island, near its south end, burned until the upheaval of the southwest range, in 1795, then was extinguished." Possibly Veniaminov is referring to Fisher Caldera.asterisk_yellow.pngye50http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/activity.php?volcname=Fisher&eruptionid=406&page=basic
1826-10-111827-1-00Fisher: 1826 - 1827 Khlebnikov (translated in 1994) writes of a volcano that is possibly Fisher caldera: "On 12 October 1826 the crest of another mountain [not Shishaldin or Isanotski] on the southwest side of the island [Unimak] was ruptured with horrible thunder-like noise, throwing out a lot of ash which was carried by the then blowing east wind and dropped over various places on Unalashka Island. The residents of Unimak Island sat in their yurts for ten days with lights, because it was impossible to go outside ... More informationasterisk_yellow.pngye50http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/activity.php?volcname=Fisher&eruptionid=407&page=basic
1830-08-00Fisher: 1830 Veniaminov (1840, translated by Lydia T. Black and R.H. Geoghegan, 1984), writing of a peak that may be Fisher caldera, reports that in "August, 1830, the summit of this peak exploded again, but without any other special phenomena."asterisk_yellow.pngye50http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/activity.php?volcname=Fisher&eruptionid=408&page=basic
Event Dates (3 events)
Key:
Eruption
Questionable eruption
Non-eruptive activity

1795 - Fisher
1826 - Fisher
1830 - Fisher
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