Yunaska CFE II

Start: 11700 yBP [1]

Event Type: Explosive

Event Characteristics:
  • Caldera/crater [2]

Description: From Miller and others (1998): "The eastern volcanic center, to which all recent Yunaska volcanism has been attributed, has been described by Nicolaysen and others (1992) and Lamb and others (1992) in preliminary reports as a large shield volcano topped by two overlapping calderas. No age has been reported for caldera formation but the fresh morphology of the younger caldera and the non-glaciated nature of the associated pyroclastic rocks suggests it at least is Holocene in age. The older of the two calderas (caldera CI, Lamb and others, 1992) has a diameter of 10-13 km, the younger (caldera CII) about 3 km. Low ridges and peaks along the northern and eastern shores of the island define the postulated caldera (see physiographic descriptions in Sekora, 1973)."

References Cited

[1] 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.

[2] The physical volcanology and petrology of the 3400 YBP caldera-forming eruption of Aniakchak Volcano, Alaska, 2002

Dreher, S. T., 2002, The physical volcanology and petrology of the 3400 YBP caldera-forming eruption of Aniakchak Volcano, Alaska: University of Alaska Fairbanks unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, Fairbanks, AK, 174 p.

Complete Eruption References

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
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Geologic relations of the Yunaska volcanic complex, central Aleutian arc, 1992

Nicolaysen, K. E., Myers, J. D., Linneman, S. R., and Lamb, D., 1992, Geologic relations of the Yunaska volcanic complex, central Aleutian arc [abs.]: Eos, v. 73, p. 645.
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