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Alaska's Volcanoes

Alaska contains over 100 volcanoes and volcanic fields volcanoes and volcanic fields which have been active within the last two million years. Over 40 of these have been active in historic time. These volcanoes make up about 80% of all active volcanoes in the United States and 8% of all active above-water volcanoes on earth. Alaskan volcanoes are monitored by the Alaska Volcano Observatory.

Alaska's Volcanoes

• Akutan Alaska, Aleutians 54.13308 -165.98555 (1303 m)
  
• Amak Alaska, Alaska Peninsula 55.41728 -163.14687 (513 m)
  
• Amchixtam Chaxsxii Alaska, Aleutians 51.8475 179.82972 (-115 m)
  
• Amukta Alaska, Aleutians 52.49419 -171.25476 (1066 m)
  
• Aniakchak Alaska, Alaska Peninsula 56.9058 -158.209 (1341 m)
  
• Atka Alaska, Aleutians 52.38167 -174.16527 (1533 m)
  
• Augustine Alaska, Cook Inlet-South Central 59.3626 -153.435 (1260 m)
  
• Black Peak Alaska, Alaska Peninsula 56.5512 -158.787 (1032 m)
  
• Bobrof Alaska, Aleutians 51.9072 -177.4409 (738 m)
  
• Bogoslof Alaska, Aleutians 53.9272 -168.0344 (150 m)
  
• Buldir Alaska, Aleutians 52.3488 175.909 (656 m)
  
• Buzzard Creek Alaska, Interior Alaska 64.0695 -148.422 (830 m)
  
• Carlisle Alaska, Aleutians 52.8906 -170.0576 (1620 m)
  
• Chagulak Alaska, Aleutians 52.5714 -171.1395 (1142 m)
  
• Chiginagak Alaska, Alaska Peninsula 57.13348 -156.99147 (2135 m)
  
• Cleveland Alaska, Aleutians 52.8222 -169.945 (1730 m)
  
• Dana Alaska, Alaska Peninsula 55.64205 -161.21551 (1354 m)
  
• Davidof Alaska, Aleutians 51.9542 178.326 (328 m)
  
• Denison Alaska, Alaska Peninsula 58.4173 -154.451 (2318 m)
  
• Douglas Alaska, Alaska Peninsula 58.8596 -153.5351 (2140 m)
  
• Duncan Canal Alaska, Southeast Alaska 56.4996 -133.102 (15 m)
  
• Dutton Alaska, Alaska Peninsula 55.1867 -162.2744 (1473 m)
  
• East Cape volcano Alaska, Aleutians 52.3573 175.9475 (610 m)
  
• Edgecumbe Alaska, Southeast Alaska 57.0509 -135.7611 (976 m)
  
• Emmons Lake Volcanic Center Alaska, Alaska Peninsula 55.3409 -162.0726 (1465 m)
  
• Fisher Alaska, Aleutians 54.6692 -164.3524 (1112 m)
  
• Fourpeaked Alaska, Alaska Peninsula 58.7703 -153.6738 (2104 m)
  
• Frosty Alaska, Alaska Peninsula 55.0673 -162.8354 (1920 m)
  
• Gareloi Alaska, Aleutians 51.7892 -178.796 (1573 m)
  
• Gilbert Alaska, Aleutians 54.2522 -165.6605 (818 m)
  
• Gordon Alaska, Wrangell Volcanic Field 62.1312 -143.0883 (2755 m)
  
• Great Sitkin Alaska, Aleutians 52.0765 -176.1109 (1740 m)
  
• Griggs Alaska, Alaska Peninsula 58.3572 -155.1037 (2317 m)
  
• Hayes Alaska, Cook Inlet-South Central 61.639 -152.411 (2788 m)
  
• Herbert Alaska, Aleutians 52.741 -170.113 (1290 m)
  
• Iliamna Alaska, Cook Inlet-South Central 60.0319 -153.0918 (3053 m)
  
• Ingakslugwat Hills Alaska, Southwest Alaska 61.43 -164.47 (190 m)
  
• Isanotski Alaska, Aleutians 54.76799 -163.72904 (2470 m)
  
• Iskut-Unuk River Cones Alaska, Southeast Alaska 56.5196 -130.331 (914 m)
  
• Kagamil Alaska, Aleutians 52.9726 -169.719 (893 m)
  
• Kaguyak Alaska, Alaska Peninsula 58.6113 -154.0245 (901 m)
  
• Kanaga Alaska, Aleutians 51.9242 -177.1623 (1307 m)
  
• Kasatochi Alaska, Aleutians 52.1693 -175.5113 (314 m)
  
• Katmai Alaska, Alaska Peninsula 58.279 -154.9533 (2047 m)
  
• Kialagvik Alaska, Alaska Peninsula 57.2019 -156.7467 (1575 m)
  
• Kiska Alaska, Aleutians 52.1031 177.6035 (1220 m)
  
• Klawasi Group Alaska, Wrangell Volcanic Field 62.0962 -145.0853 (800 m)
  
• Kookooligit Mountains Alaska, Bering Sea 63.5991 -170.433 (673 m)
  
• Korovin Alaska, Aleutians 52.38167 -174.16527 (1533 m)
  
• Kukak Alaska, Alaska Peninsula 58.4528 -154.3573 (2040 m)
  
• Kupreanof Alaska, Alaska Peninsula 56.0126 -159.7912 (1895 m)
  
• Little Sitkin Alaska, Aleutians 51.9531 178.5356 (1188 m)
  
• Mageik Alaska, Alaska Peninsula 58.1946 -155.2544 (2165 m)
  
• Makushin Alaska, Aleutians 53.8899 -166.925 (1800 m)
  
• Martin Alaska, Alaska Peninsula 58.1692 -155.3566 (1860 m)
  
• Moffett Alaska, Aleutians 51.937 -176.741 (1196 m)
  
• Novarupta Alaska, Alaska Peninsula 58.2654 -155.1591 (841 m)
  
• Nunivak Island Alaska, Southwest Alaska 60.099 -166.496 (511 m)
  
• Okmok Alaska, Aleutians 53.397 -168.166 (1073 m)
  
• Pavlof Alaska, Alaska Peninsula 55.4173 -161.8937 (2518 m)
  
• Pavlof Sister Alaska, Alaska Peninsula 55.4569 -161.8544 (2142 m)
  
• Recheshnoi Alaska, Aleutians 53.1536 -168.5382 (1984 m)
  
• Redoubt Alaska, Cook Inlet-South Central 60.4852 -152.7438 (3108 m)
  
• Roundtop Alaska, Aleutians 54.7992 -163.5914 (1871 m)
  
• Sanford Alaska, Wrangell Volcanic Field 62.2133 -144.1295 (4949 m)
  
• Seguam Alaska, Aleutians 52.316 -172.51 (1054 m)
  
• Segula Alaska, Aleutians 52.0138 178.134 (1153 m)
  
• Semisopochnoi Alaska, Aleutians 51.9288 179.5977 (800 m)
  
• Shishaldin Alaska, Aleutians 54.7554 -163.9711 (2857 m)
  
• Snowy Alaska, Alaska Peninsula 58.3336 -154.6859 (2161 m)
  
• Spurr Alaska, Cook Inlet-South Central 61.2989 -152.2539 (3374 m)
  
• St. Michael Alaska, Southwest Alaska 63.4493 -162.123 (715 m)
  
• St. Paul Island Alaska, Bering Sea 57.18 -170.3 (203 m)
  
• Steller Alaska, Alaska Peninsula 58.4301 -154.3903 (2272 m)
  
• Submarine 002 Alaska, Aleutians 53.2978 -169.7604 (0 m)
  
• Submarine 005 Alaska, Aleutians 52.8012 -171.9246 (0 m)
  
• Table Top Mtn Alaska, Aleutians 53.9671 -166.679 (792 m)
  
• Takawangha Alaska, Aleutians 51.867 -178.027 (1449 m)
  
• Tana Alaska, Aleutians 52.839 -169.758 (1170 m)
  
• Tanaga Alaska, Aleutians 51.884 -178.143 (1806 m)
  
• Tlevak Strait-Suemez Island Alaska, Southeast Alaska 55.2496 -133.302 (50 m)
  
• Trident Alaska, Alaska Peninsula 58.2343 -155.1026 (1097 m)
  
• Ugashik-Peulik Alaska, Alaska Peninsula 57.7503 -156.37 (1474 m)
  
• Ukinrek Maars Alaska, Alaska Peninsula 57.8338 -156.5139 (91 m)
  
• Uliaga Alaska, Aleutians 53.065 -169.767 (888 m)
  
• Unnamed (near Ukinrek Maars) Alaska, Alaska Peninsula 57.869 -155.422 (300 m)
  
• Veniaminof Alaska, Alaska Peninsula 56.1979 -159.3931 (2507 m)
  
• Volcano 2 near Kupreanof Alaska, Alaska Peninsula 55.9125 -160.041 (1323 m)
  
• Volcano 3 near Kupreanof Alaska, Alaska Peninsula 55.9292 -160.002 (1555 m)
  
• Volcano 4 near Kupreanof Alaska, Alaska Peninsula 55.952 -159.958 (1557 m)
  
• Vsevidof Alaska, Aleutians 53.1256 -168.6937 (2149 m)
  
• Westdahl Alaska, Aleutians 54.5171 -164.6476 (1560 m)
  
• Wide Bay cone Alaska, Aleutians 53.9611 -166.615 (640 m)
  
• Wrangell Alaska, Wrangell Volcanic Field 62.00572 -144.01935 (4317 m)
  
• Yantarni Alaska, Alaska Peninsula 57.0179 -157.1864 (1336 m)
  
• Yunaska Alaska, Aleutians 52.649 -170.659 (550 m)