Kasatochi 1899

Start: 1899 ± 10 Years [1]

Event Type: Explosive

Event Characteristics:
  • Central eruption [2]

Description: Jaggar (1927) writes that about 1899 the crater lake of Kasatochi disappeared and steam rose from the crater.

References Cited

[1] Alaska Peninsula-Aleutian Islands, 1958

Powers, H. A., 1958, Alaska Peninsula-Aleutian Islands: in Williams, H., (ed.), Landscapes of Alaska, Los Angeles, CA, University of California Press, p. 61-75.

[2] The Aleutian Islands, 1927

Jaggar, T. A., 1927, The Aleutian Islands: The Volcano Letter, v. 116, p. 1.
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Complete Eruption References

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

The Aleutian Islands, 1927

Jaggar, T. A., 1927, The Aleutian Islands: The Volcano Letter, v. 116, p. 1.
full-text PDF 376 KB
Hard Copy held by AVO at FBKS - CEC file cabinet