Akutan 1908/2
Start: February 22, 1908 [1]
Event Type: Effusive
Description: Sapper (1917) reports Akutan in eruption on February 22, 1908. Coats (1950) says this eruption also had a lava flow. The US Revenue Cutter Perry reported Akutan "smoking" on September 22, 1908.
References Cited
[1] Katalog der geschichtlichen vulkanausbruche, 1917
Sapper, Karl, 1917, Katalog der geschichtlichen vulkanausbruche: Strassburg, Germany, Karl J. Trubner, 358 p.[2] Volcanic activity on Akun and Akutan Islands, 1953
Byers, F. M., and Barth, T. F. W., 1953, Volcanic activity on Akun and Akutan Islands: in Pacific Science Congress, 7, Proceedings, v. 2, New Zealand, 1949, Geology, p. 382-397.[3] Volcanic activity in the Aleutian Arc, 1950
Coats, R. R., 1950, Volcanic activity in the Aleutian Arc: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 0974-B, p. 35-49, 1 sheet, scale 1:5,000,000.
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full-text PDF 783 KB Complete Eruption References
Volcanic activity on Akun and Akutan Islands, 1953
Byers, F. M., and Barth, T. F. W., 1953, Volcanic activity on Akun and Akutan Islands: in Pacific Science Congress, 7, Proceedings, v. 2, New Zealand, 1949, Geology, p. 382-397.
Volcanic activity in the Aleutian Arc, 1950
Coats, R. R., 1950, Volcanic activity in the Aleutian Arc: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 0974-B, p. 35-49, 1 sheet, scale 1:5,000,000.
plate 1 PDF 819 KB
full-text PDF 783 KB 
Katalog der geschichtlichen vulkanausbruche, 1917
Sapper, Karl, 1917, Katalog der geschichtlichen vulkanausbruche: Strassburg, Germany, Karl J. Trubner, 358 p.
Volcanoes of the world [2nd edition], 1994
Simkin, Tom, and Siebert, Lee, 1994, Volcanoes of the world [2nd edition]: Tucson, Arizona, Geoscience Press, 349 p.
Hard Copy held by AVO at FBKS - CEC shelf
Logbooks of the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service Perry, 1906
Logbooks of the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service Perry, 1906. Transcripts available at http://www.oldweather.org/ships/523c928e68f4b82a89000002 .