Anatahan

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Anatahan is a remote volcanic island in the Northern Mariana Islands known for its active stratovolcano and significant explosive eruptions in the early 2000s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf stratovolcano
volcanic island
access only by boat or helicopter
classification active volcano
country United States of America
surface form: United States
environment remote oceanic island
eruptionPeriod early 2000s eruptive sequence
eruptionStyle explosive
geologicProvince western Pacific island arc
governedBy Government of the Northern Mariana Islands
surface form: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands government
hasActivity ash emissions reaching flight levels
frequent small eruptions in the early 2000s
hasFeature caldera
multiple craters
hasObservation satellite monitoring of ash plumes
seismic monitoring during active periods
hasRisk air traffic disruption
ashfall on nearby islands
hazardType pyroclastic activity
volcanic ashfall
islandGroup Northern Mariana Islands
islandType volcanic island
knownFor ash plumes affecting aviation
significant explosive eruptions in the early 2000s
lastEruptionCentury 21st century
locatedIn Northern Mariana Islands
surface form: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands
Pacific Ocean
monitoringAgency Government of the Northern Mariana Islands
surface form: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands emergency management authorities

United States Geological Survey
surface form: U.S. Geological Survey
overlies subducting Pacific Plate
partOf Izu–Bonin Arc
surface form: Izu–Bonin–Mariana Arc system

Mariana volcanic arc
surface form: Mariana Arc
population no permanent residents
region Micronesia
sovereignState United States of America
surface form: United States
tectonicPlate Pacific Plate
tectonicSetting subduction zone
uninhabited true
volcanicArc Mariana volcanic arc
volcanicExplosivity capable of VEI 3–4 eruptions
volcanoType stratovolcano

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