Cook Inlet volcanic province
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The Cook Inlet volcanic province is a geologically active region in south-central Alaska characterized by a chain of prominent stratovolcanoes along the Cook Inlet, several of which have a history of explosive eruptions.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cook Inlet volcanoes | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic region
ⓘ
volcanic province ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dominantMagmaComposition |
andesitic
ⓘ
dacitic ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
risk to oil and gas infrastructure in Cook Inlet region
ⓘ
threat to aviation from volcanic ash ⓘ |
| eruptionHistory |
Holocene eruptions at Hayes Volcano
ⓘ
Holocene eruptions at Iliamna Volcano ⓘ historical eruptions at Mount Spurr ⓘ multiple historical eruptions at Augustine Volcano ⓘ multiple historical eruptions at Redoubt Volcano ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle | explosive ⓘ |
| formsArc | northwestern segment of the Aleutian volcanic arc ⓘ |
| geologicAge |
Holocene activity
ⓘ
Quaternary ⓘ |
| hasVolcano |
Augustine Volcano
NERFINISHED
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Douglas Volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ Fourpeaked Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ Hayes Volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ Iliamna Volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Spurr NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Susitna (inferred plutonic or deeply eroded volcanic feature) NERFINISHED ⓘ Redoubt Volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hazardType |
ashfall
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lahars ⓘ pyroclastic flows ⓘ volcanic gas emissions ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
south-central Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Cook Inlet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Alaska Volcano Observatory
NERFINISHED
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U.S. Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Anchorage
NERFINISHED
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Homer NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | subducting Pacific Plate slab ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alaska Peninsula and Cook Inlet volcanic arc
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aleutian volcanic arc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Cook Inlet region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Alaska-Aleutian subduction zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | major source of volcanic hazard for south-central Alaska ⓘ |
| subductingPlate | Pacific Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicPlate | North American Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | subduction zone ⓘ |
| volcanicActivity | historically active ⓘ |
| volcanicArcType | continental arc ⓘ |
| volcanoTypeDominant | stratovolcano ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Cook Inlet volcanoes