Volcanic eruption

Eruption of Martin

800 BCE · 58.17° N, 155.36° W

Mount Martin is a stratovolcano, located on the Alaska Peninsula, United States, in Katmai National Park and Preserve. It is one of the volcanoes in the vicinity of the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. Mount Martin's cone stands only about 500 metres (1,600 ft) higher than the surrounding ridge.

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What the records say

When
800 BCE
Kind
Volcanic eruption
Coordinates
58.17° N, 155.36° W
Date uncertainty
± 50 years
Dated by
Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
Volcano number
312140
Eruption number
20208

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