Volcanic eruption

Eruption of Katmai

6 Jun 1912 – 21 Jul 1912 · 58.28° N, 154.95° W

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What the records say

When
6 Jun 1912 – 21 Jul 1912
Kind
Volcanic eruption
Coordinates
58.28° N, 154.95° W
Vei
3
Dated by
Observations: Reported
Volcano number
312170
Eruption number
20237

Mount Katmai

Stratovolcano in Katmai National Park, Alaska, US

Mount Katmai is a large dormant stratovolcano on the Alaska Peninsula in southern Alaska, located within Katmai National Park and Preserve. It is about 6.3 miles (10 km) in diameter with a central lake-filled caldera about two by three miles in size, formed during the Novarupta eruption of 1912. The caldera rim reaches a maximum elevation of 6,715 feet (2,047 m).

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