Makushin 1826/6
Start: June 1826 [1]
Stop: September 1, 1828 [2]
Event Type: Explosive
Max VEI: 3 [3]
Description: Grewingk (1850, translated 2003 by Fritz Jaensch) wrote that Postels reported two strong earthquakes in June, 1826, and Makushin erupted in flames. Grewingk (1850, translated 2003 by Fritz Jaensch) adds a footnote stating that this report "is an error. It was probably meant to mean, 'in smoke.' Characteristic of the Makushin Volcano is that it does not erupt in flames, this according to all other reports, including Cook's (from 1778)."
Litke (1835, translated in 1987) reported that Makushin was smoking on September 1, 1828.
Litke (1835, translated in 1987) reported that Makushin was smoking on September 1, 1828.
References Cited
[1] Grewingk's geology of Alaska and the Northwest Coast of America [edited by Marvin W. Falk, translation by Fritz Jaensch published 2003], 1850
Grewingk, Constantine, 1850, Grewingk's geology of Alaska and the Northwest Coast of America [edited by Marvin W. Falk, translation by Fritz Jaensch published 2003]: Rasmuson Library Historical Translation Series 11, Fairbanks, AK, The University of Alaska Press, 242 p.[2] A voyage around the world, 1826-1829, 1987
Litke, Frederic, 1987, A voyage around the world, 1826-1829: Pierce, R. A., Alaska History 29, v. 1, Kingston, Ontario, Limestone Press, 230 p.[3] 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.[4] Reconnaissance of the gold fields of southern Alaska with some notes on general geology, 1898
Becker, G. F., 1898, Reconnaissance of the gold fields of southern Alaska with some notes on general geology: U.S. Geological Survey Annual Report 0018, p. 1-86, 6 sheets, scale unknown.
full-text PDF 1.5 MB [5] The first ascent of the Volcano Makushin, 1884
Davidson, G., 1884, The first ascent of the Volcano Makushin: Appalachia, v. 4, n. 1, p. 1-11.[6] The volcanic region of Alaska, 1884
Petroff, Ivan, 1884, The volcanic region of Alaska: in Population, Industries, and Resources of Alaska, Washington DC, Government Printing Office, p. 93-96.
full-text PDF 10.9 MB Complete Eruption References
Reconnaissance of the gold fields of southern Alaska with some notes on general geology, 1898
Becker, G. F., 1898, Reconnaissance of the gold fields of southern Alaska with some notes on general geology: U.S. Geological Survey Annual Report 0018, p. 1-86, 6 sheets, scale unknown.
full-text PDF 1.5 MB 
Grewingk's geology of Alaska and the Northwest Coast of America [edited by Marvin W. Falk, translation by Fritz Jaensch published 2003], 1850
Grewingk, Constantine, 1850, Grewingk's geology of Alaska and the Northwest Coast of America [edited by Marvin W. Falk, translation by Fritz Jaensch published 2003]: Rasmuson Library Historical Translation Series 11, Fairbanks, AK, The University of Alaska Press, 242 p.
Hard Copy held by AVO at FBKS - CEC shelf
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 first ascent of the Volcano Makushin, 1884
Davidson, G., 1884, The first ascent of the Volcano Makushin: Appalachia, v. 4, n. 1, p. 1-11.
The volcanic region of Alaska, 1884
Petroff, Ivan, 1884, The volcanic region of Alaska: in Population, Industries, and Resources of Alaska, Washington DC, Government Printing Office, p. 93-96.
full-text PDF 10.9 MB 
A voyage around the world, 1826-1829, 1987
Litke, Frederic, 1987, A voyage around the world, 1826-1829: Pierce, R. A., Alaska History 29, v. 1, Kingston, Ontario, Limestone Press, 230 p.
Hard Copy held by AVO at FBKS - CEC shelf
The journals of Captain James Cook on his voyages of Discovery III. The voyage of the Resolution and Discovery 1776-1778, 1967
Beaglehole, J. C., 1967, The journals of Captain James Cook on his voyages of Discovery III. The voyage of the Resolution and Discovery 1776-1778: Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 361 p.