Novarupta

Novarupta
Novarupta's lava dome in June 2011
Highest point
Elevation2,759 ft (841 m)[1]
ListingVolcanoes in the United States
Coordinates58°16′0″N 155°9′24″W / 58.26667°N 155.15667°W / 58.26667; -155.15667[1]
Geography
Map showing volcanoes of the Alaska Peninsula, with Novarupta towards the northeast
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Protected areaKatmai National Park and Preserve
Parent rangeAleutian Range
Topo mapUSGS Mount Katmai B-4
Geology
Mountain typeCaldera[1] with lava dome
Volcanic arc/beltAleutian Arc
Last eruptionJune to October 1912[1]

Novarupta[a] is a volcano that was formed in 1912, located on the Alaska Peninsula on a slope of Trident Volcano in Katmai National Park and Preserve, about 290 miles (470 km) southwest of Anchorage. Formed during the largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century, Novarupta released 30 times the volume of magma of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens.

  1. ^ a b c d "Novarupta". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  2. ^ Katmai National Park and Preserve. "Hiking the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes" (PDF). NPSHistory.com. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  3. ^ "The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes in Katmai National Park and Preserve". Alaska Historical Society. February 10, 2014.
  4. ^ "Novarupta". Britannica.
  5. ^ Isgett, Samantha J. Conduit and Eruption Dynamics of the 1912 Vulcanian Explosions at Novarupta, Alaska (PDF) (Thesis). University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. hdl:10125/62457.


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