Chiginagak 1929/3
Start: March 1929 [1]
Event Type: Explosive
Description: Jaggar (1932): "A mountain to the west of Kanatak was reported fuming in March 1929, and this description might apply to Chiginagak."
However, Miller and others (1998) report that the 1929 eruption of Chiginagak was "based on a brief newspaper account of "unusual activity" at Chiginagak and 6 other volcanoes observed by the crew of a ship which probably passed no closer than 25 km." The December 14, 1929 Associated Press article does not provide further information on Chiginagak, except to say that it is "also on the mainland near Katmai."
Simkin and Siebert (1994) report the eruption as a questionable eruption in December, 1929.
However, Miller and others (1998) report that the 1929 eruption of Chiginagak was "based on a brief newspaper account of "unusual activity" at Chiginagak and 6 other volcanoes observed by the crew of a ship which probably passed no closer than 25 km." The December 14, 1929 Associated Press article does not provide further information on Chiginagak, except to say that it is "also on the mainland near Katmai."
Simkin and Siebert (1994) report the eruption as a questionable eruption in December, 1929.
References Cited
[1] Aleutian eruptions 1930-1932, 1932
Jaggar, T. A., 1932, Aleutian eruptions 1930-1932: The Volcano Letter, v. 375, p. 1-4.
full-text PDF 1232 KB [2] 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 [3] Volcanoes in Aleutian area again active, 1929
Associated Press, 1929, Volcanoes in Aleutian area again active: The Greeley Daily Tribune, Greeley CO, Saturday December 14, 1929, p. 1.Complete Eruption References
Aleutian eruptions 1930-1932, 1932
Jaggar, T. A., 1932, Aleutian eruptions 1930-1932: The Volcano Letter, v. 375, p. 1-4.
full-text PDF 1232 KB 
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
Catalog of the historically active volcanoes of Alaska, 1998
Miller, T. P., McGimsey, R. G., Richter, D. H., Riehle, J. R., Nye, C. J., Yount, M. E., and Dumoulin, J. A., 1998, Catalog of the historically active volcanoes of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-0582, 104 p.
intro and TOC PDF 268 KB
references PDF 43 KB 
Volcanoes in Aleutian area again active, 1929
Associated Press, 1929, Volcanoes in Aleutian area again active: The Greeley Daily Tribune, Greeley CO, Saturday December 14, 1929, p. 1.
Hard Copy held by AVO at FBKS - CEC file cabinet