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Kagamil Volcano description and information

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Official Name: Kagamil Volcano
Type:Stratovolcano
Most Recent Activity:December 1929
Seismically Monitored: No
Elevation: 2930 ft (893 m)
Latitude: 52.97347° N
Longitude:169.71737° W
Quadrangle:Samalga
CAVW Number:311260
Pronunciation: Sound file
Nearby towns:Nikolski 35 mi (57 km) SE
Unalaska 145 mi (233 km) NE
Akutan 181 mi (291 km) NE
Atka 196 mi (315 km) SW
Anchorage 931 mi (1498 km) NE
DESCRIPTION
From Miller and others (1998) [1]: "Kagamil volcano occupies most of the southern half of Kagamil Island, 55 km west of Umnak Island in the eastern Aleutian arc. The volcano consists of two cones and has an oval shape, 3.5 by 2 km in basal dimensions, with the long axis trending northwest-southeast. The larger cone at the southeastern end of the volcano has an elevation of 893 m; the cone at the northwestern end is about 610 m high and appears to have two small summit craters. Hot springs and fumaroles occur near the southeastern shore of the island [2].

"Both cones appear to be virtually undissected by erosion, indicating a post-glacial age. The cones rise from a more gently sloping surface with mean elevation of about 200 m."

REFERENCES CITED
[1]
Catalog of the historically active volcanoes of Alaska, 1998
citation imageMiller, T. P., McGimsey, R. G., Richter, D. H., Riehle, J. R., Nye, C. J., Yount, M. E., and Dumoulin, J. A., 1998, Catalog of the historically active volcanoes of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-0582, 104 p.
Download PDF title page PDF : 52
Download PDF intro and TOC PDF : 268 KB
Download PDF eastern part - Wrangell to Ukinrek Maars PDF : 972 KB
Download PDF central part - Chiginagak to Cleveland PDF : 2,463 KB
Download PDF western part - Carlisle to Kiska PDF : 956 KB
Download PDF references PDF : 43 KB

[2]
Aleutian Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Wilderness Study Report, 1973
Sekora, P., 1973, Aleutian Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Wilderness Study Report: U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife.

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