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Station: 98S-PS31

Station ID: 98S-PS31 [1] [2]
Volcano: Shishaldin
Collector: Stelling, P. L.
Date visited: 1998-00-00
NAD83 latitude: 54.766115655
NAD83 longitude: -163.947988498
Default location: No
Location description: On top of Shishaldin. Crater is deeper than can be seen (> 70 ft. or ~25 m). Strong sulfur smells. Steam/gasses are emitted in pulses ~1-2 minutes long, separated by same. Steep sides could be skied in spring, best to N.; 4/26/2018 update: original database location was wrong (54.333, -163.58); Schaefer changed to a location near the summit
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References Cited

[1] Volcanism on Unimak Island, Alaska, USA: a special focus on Shishaldin and Fisher volcanoes, 2003

Stelling, P. L., 2003, Volcanism on Unimak Island, Alaska, USA: a special focus on Shishaldin and Fisher volcanoes: University of Alaska Fairbanks unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, 193 p. and one CD-ROM.

[2] Geology and petrology of ejecta from the 1999 eruption of Shishaldin Volcano, Alaska, 2002

Stelling, P., Beget, J., Nye, C., Gardner, J., Devine, J. D., and George, R. M. M., 2002, Geology and petrology of ejecta from the 1999 eruption of Shishaldin Volcano, Alaska: Bulletin of Volcanology, v. 64, n. 8, p. 548-561.