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Country: | United States | |
| Subregion Name: | Aleutian Islands | ||
| Volcano Number: | 1101-16- | ||
| Volcano Type: | Stratovolcanoes | ||
| Volcano Status: | Historical | ||
| Last Known Eruption: | 1987 | ||
| Summit Elevation: | 1451 m | 4,760 feet | |
| Latitude: | 52.332°N | 52°19'54"N | |
| Longitude: | 174.137°W | 174°8'12"W | |
| The largest volcanic center in the central Aleutians, Atka consists of a central shield and Pleistocene caldera with several post-caldera volcanoes. A major dacitic explosive eruption accompanied formation of the caldera about 500,000 to 300,000 years ago. The most prominent of the post-caldera stratovolcanoes are Kliuchef and Sarichef, both of which may have been active in historical time. Sarichef has a symmetrical profile, but the less eroded Kliuchef is the source of most if not all historical eruptions. Kliuchef may have been active on occasion simultaneously with Korovin volcano to the north. Hot springs and fumaroles are located on the flanks of Mount Kliuchef and in a glacial valley SW of Kliuchef. | |||
