Great Sitkin 1951

Start: 1951 ^[1]

Event Type: Other

Event Characteristics:

Fumarolic or hydrothermal activity ^[1]

Tephrafall ^[1]

Minor explosive eruption ^[1]

Description: From Jones (1951): Minor ash showers and fume emissions are known to have occurred during 1951 from Great Sitkin.

References Cited

[1] Aleutian volcanic activity, 1951

Jones, A. E., 1951, Aleutian volcanic activity: The Volcano Letter, v. 514, p. 6.

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Complete Eruption References

Preliminary volcano-hazard assessment for Great Sitkin Volcano, Alaska, 2003

Waythomas, C. F., Miller, T. P., and Nye, C. J., 2003, Preliminary volcano-hazard assessment for Great Sitkin Volcano, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-0112, 25 p., 1 sheet.

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map sheet plate (PDF) 2 MB

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.

title page PDF 52

intro and TOC PDF 268 KB

eastern part - Wrangell to Ukinrek Maars PDF 972 KB

central part - Chiginagak to Cleveland PDF 2,463 KB

western part - Carlisle to Kiska PDF 956 KB

references PDF 43 KB