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.

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Cook Inlet volcanoes 1

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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
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
lahars
pyroclastic flows
volcanic gas emissions
locatedIn Alaska
south-central Alaska NERFINISHED
locatedOn Cook Inlet NERFINISHED
monitoredBy Alaska Volcano Observatory NERFINISHED
U.S. Geological Survey NERFINISHED
University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute NERFINISHED
nearbyCity Anchorage NERFINISHED
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

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Mount Redoubt featureOf Cook Inlet volcanic province
Mount Spurr isPartOf Cook Inlet volcanic province
this entity surface form: Cook Inlet volcanoes