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
Elevation	4,288 ft (1,307 m)
Prominence	1,307 m (4,288 ft)
Coordinates	51°55′24″N 177°10′05″W
Geography
Location	Kanaga Island, Alaska, U.S.
Parent range	Aleutian Range
Topo map	USGS Adak C-4
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc/belt	Aleutian Arc
Last eruption	December 18, 2023

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.

A steam-driven explosion took place at Kanaga on December 18, 2023 after months of elevated seismic activity on the island throughout the year. The current volcanic unrest at Kanaga continues to present day and is being monitored by the Alaska Volcano Observatory.^[2] Its previous eruption was in February 2012.

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.
2. Alaska Volcano Observatory, Kanaga Volcano Recent Activity, Retrieved Feb. 6, 2024.

• "Kanaga". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
• Volcanoes of the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands-Selected Photographs
• Alaska Volcano Observatory

Gallery

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  Aerial photograph of Kanaga Island produced in 1952 by the United States Navy
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  Kanaga Island with Kanaga Volcano seen from space
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  Kanaga Volcano, Kanaga Island, Aleutians
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  Lava flow formed by 1906 eruption of Kanaga Volcano

See also

• List of volcanoes in the United States of America
• Alaska Volcano Observatory