DGGS IC 59 v. 3

Historically active volcanoes of Alaska reference deck

• Authors:

  Cameron, C.E., Janssen, K.A., Orr, T., and Loewen, M.W.

• Publication Date:

  Oct 2023

• Publisher:

  Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys 

• Comments:

  IC 59 v.3 is an unusual publication—it is in the format of playing cards! Each full-color card provides the location and photo of a historically active volcano and up to four icons describing its historical activity. The icons represent characteristics of a volcano, such as a documented eruption, fumaroles, deformation, or earthquake swarms; two legend cards are provided. The IC 59 playing card deck was originally released in 2009 when AVO staff noticed the amusing coincidence of exactly 52 historically active volcanoes in Alaska. A second version was created in 2017, which added Tana (now more properly called Tanaxˆ Angunaxˆ) and Herbert, due to previously undocumented, persistent fumaroles. This new version for 2023 adds Mount Edgecumbe, in Southeast Alaska, which we learned in 2022 has been experiencing a magmatic intrusion with accompanying deformation. The new deck also consolidates Katmai and Novarupta more properly onto one card instead of two. We have also added Shrub, a mud volcano in the Wrangells.

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• Quadrangle(s):

  Alaska General

• Related project(s):

  AVO website and database

• Supersedes:

  IC 59 v. 2

• Citation ID:

  31019

Bibliographic Reference

Cameron, C.E., Janssen, K.A., Orr, T., and Loewen, M.W., 2023, Historically active volcanoes of Alaska reference deck: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Information Circular 59 v. 3, 4 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/31019

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• Report Information

  • ic059v3.pdf (260.0 K)

Keywords

Aleutian Islands; Aleutian Peninsula; Coastal; Coastal and River; DGGS; Geology; Hazards; Outreach; Volcanic; Volcanic Eruption; Volcanoes; Volcanology

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