Kukak 1953/7
Start: July 22, 1953 [1]
Event Type: Not an eruption
Description: From Siebert and Simkin (2002-, accessed March 23, 2007): "A 1953 explosive "eruption" was single large puff of steam followed by steaming from caverns in Hook Glacier (Muller and others, 1954)."
Muller and others (1954) reads: "Kukak Volcano, which had been steaming steadily, emitted a single large puff of steam on July 22 according to the captain of the Fish and Wildlife Service's ship Dennis Wynn. At the end of July considerable steam was escaping from large caverns in Hook Glacier on the flank of Kukak Volcano, possibly indicating the position of newly activated vents."
Muller and others (1954) reads: "Kukak Volcano, which had been steaming steadily, emitted a single large puff of steam on July 22 according to the captain of the Fish and Wildlife Service's ship Dennis Wynn. At the end of July considerable steam was escaping from large caverns in Hook Glacier on the flank of Kukak Volcano, possibly indicating the position of newly activated vents."
References Cited
[1] Uebersicht ueber die vulkanische Taetigkeit 1954-1956, 1959
Hantke, Gustav, 1959, Uebersicht ueber die vulkanische Taetigkeit 1954-1956: Bulletin Volcanologique, v. 20, p. 3-33.[2] Current volcanic activity in Katmai National Monument, 1954
Muller, E. H., Juhle, R. W., and Coulter, H. W., 1954, Current volcanic activity in Katmai National Monument: in Luntey, R. S., Interim report on Katmai Project, Washington D.C., U.S. National Park Service, p. 62-66.Complete Eruption References
Volcanoes of the world: an illustrated catalog of Holocene volcanoes and their eruptions, 2003
Siebert, L., and Simkin, T., 2002-, Volcanoes of the world: an illustrated catalog of Holocene volcanoes and their eruptions: Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series GVP-3, http://volcano.si.edu/search_volcano.cfm, unpaged internet resource.
Uebersicht ueber die vulkanische Taetigkeit 1954-1956, 1959
Hantke, Gustav, 1959, Uebersicht ueber die vulkanische Taetigkeit 1954-1956: Bulletin Volcanologique, v. 20, p. 3-33.
Hard Copy held by AVO at FBKS - CEC file cabinet
Geology of the Mount Katmai area, Alaska, 1959
Keller, A. S., and Reiser, H. N., 1959, Geology of the Mount Katmai area, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1058-G, p. 261-298, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.
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Current volcanic activity in Katmai National Monument, 1954
Muller, E. H., Juhle, R. W., and Coulter, H. W., 1954, Current volcanic activity in Katmai National Monument: in Luntey, R. S., Interim report on Katmai Project, Washington D.C., U.S. National Park Service, p. 62-66.
Hard Copy held by AVO at FBKS - CEC file cabinet