Novarupta
Novarupta (meaning "newly erupted"[2] in Latin) is a volcano that was formed in 1912. It is located on the Alaska Peninsula in Katmai National Park and Preserve, about Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). southwest of Anchorage. Formed during the largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century, Novarupta released 30 times the volume of magma of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens and had a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 6.
 Novarupta's lava dome in July 1987 | |
| Elevation | 2,759 ft (841 m)[1] |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Location | Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska, U.S. |
| Range | Aleutian Range |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Katmai B-4 |
| Geology | |
| Type | Caldera[1] with lava dome |
| Last eruption | June to October 1912[1] |
Map showing volcanoes of the Alaska Peninsula
Novarupta Media
Novarupta geologic cross section
Colorful ash in the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes
References
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- ↑ "Katmai: Hiking the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 27, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2016.