Eruption of Amak
2550 BCE · 55.42° N, 163.15° W
Amak Volcano is a basaltic andesite stratovolcano in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, United States, 618 miles (995 km) from Anchorage. It is located on the eponymous island, 31 miles (50 km) from Frosty Volcano and near the edge of the Alaskan Peninsula's western flank.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA · Read the article
What the records say
- When
- 2550 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 55.42° N, 163.15° W
- Date uncertainty
- ± 500 years
- Dated by
- Correlation: Tephrochronology
- Volcano number
- 311390
- Eruption number
- 20108
Amak Volcano
Stratovolcano in Alaska, United States
Amak Volcano is a basaltic andesite stratovolcano in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, United States, 618 miles (995 km) from Anchorage. It is located on the eponymous island, 31 miles (50 km) from Frosty Volcano and near the edge of the Alaskan Peninsula's western flank. Only boats are allowed to access the island with a certain permit.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA · Read the article
The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page