Redoubt Volcano
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Redoubt Volcano is an active stratovolcano in Alaska’s Aleutian volcanic arc, known for its explosive eruptions and significant ash plumes that have disrupted air traffic.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active volcano
ⓘ
stratovolcano ⓘ subduction-zone volcano ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Mount Redoubt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distanceToAnchorage | approximately 170 km southwest of Anchorage ⓘ |
| elevation |
3108 m
ⓘ
about 10197 ft ⓘ |
| eruption |
1902 eruption of Redoubt Volcano
ⓘ
1966–1968 eruption of Redoubt Volcano ⓘ 1989–1990 eruption of Redoubt Volcano ⓘ 2009 eruption of Redoubt Volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eruptionColumnHeight |
ash plumes exceeding 15 km altitude in 1989–1990
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ash plumes exceeding 18 km altitude in 2009 ⓘ |
| eruptionFrequency | eruptions recorded in the 20th and 21st centuries ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle | explosive ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Quaternary ⓘ |
| glacierCoverage | ice- and snow-covered summit ⓘ |
| hazard |
ash plumes
ⓘ
glacial outburst floods ⓘ lahars ⓘ pyroclastic flows ⓘ tephra fall ⓘ volcanic mudflows ⓘ |
| lastEruption | 2009 ⓘ |
| listedIn | Global Volcanism Program database NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
Aleutian volcanic arc NERFINISHED ⓘ Cook Inlet region NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenai Peninsula Borough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Alaska Volcano Observatory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Aleutian Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Anchorage, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | Cook Inlet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 1989 ash plume caused failure of KLM Flight 867 engines ⓘ |
| notableImpact | disruption of air traffic over Alaska ⓘ |
| partOf | Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian volcanic arc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riskCategory | high-threat volcano in the United States ⓘ |
| rockType |
andesite
ⓘ
dacite ⓘ |
| summitCrater | ice-filled crater ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the North American Plate ⓘ |
| volcanicArc | Aleutian Arc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| volcanicBelt | Alaska-Aleutian volcanic belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| volcanoNumber | 313030 ⓘ |
| volcanoType | andesitic stratovolcano ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.