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Mount Amukta

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in 1770, presumably the same volcano; conversely, Dall (1870, citing Grewingk, 1850) describes a cessation of activity at Amukta in 1770. On February 13, 1963 an eruption occurred involving the central crater and one or more parasitic vents; both ash and lava were produced (Anchorage Times, February
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In late August and early September 1987, a commercial pilot observed a 10.5 km high eruption plume rising through cloud cover near Amukta Island. On September 4, another pilot observed a small dark ash plume issuing from the summit of Amukta (Smithsonian Institution, 1987). On Sept. 18, yet
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11, 1963; Decker, 1967). Persistent low clouds obscured the exact source of the lava, but the flow was seen to extend from the west side of the cone southwest into the sea at Traders Cove (Bulletin of Volcanic Eruptions, 1963).
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by T.P. Miller, R.G. McGimsey, D.H. Richter, J.R. Riehle, C.J. Nye, M.E. Yount, and J.A. Dumoulin. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Open-File Report 98-582, 104 pages, 102 figures. Alaska Volcano Observatory, Alaska, 1998.
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Well documented reports of historical Amukta volcanism are sparse; activity was noted from 1786 to 1791, and again in 1876 (Coats, 1950). Petroff (1884, citing Grewingk, 1850) lists activity at
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imagery to be built upon a 300+ meter high, east-west trending arcuate ridge. Extensions of that ridge on the southwest and east sides of the island indicate an older
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Petroff, Ivan, 1884, The volcanic region of Alaska: in Population, Industries, and Resources of Alaska, Washington DC, Government Printing Office, p. 93-96.
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In early July 1996, a passing ship reported a 1-km high plume of "ash and smoke" (Neal and McGimsey, 1997). On August 28
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Coats, R. R., 1963, Aleutian Islands and Alaska: Bulletin of Volcanic Eruptions, v. 3, p. 3.
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approximately 6 km in diameter and open to the sea on the south side. No hot springs or
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have been reported from Amukta. Sekora (1973, p. 29) reports the presence of a
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Dall, W. H., 1870, Alaska and its resources: Boston, Lee and Shepard, 627 p.
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Elevation
Coordinates
52°30′N 171°15′W / 52.500°N 171.250°W / 52.500; -171.250
Amukta Island
Alaska, U.S.
Parent range
Aleutian Range
Topo map
USGS
Mountain type
Stratovolcano
arc
belt
Aleutian Arc
Last eruption
stratovolcano
Aleut
Islands of Four Mountains
Yunaska
Seguam Island
synthetic-aperture radar
caldera
fumaroles
cinder cone
Amukhton
Mt. Cleveland

granite
monzonite

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