Global Volcanism Program

Mount Edgecumbe is a stratovolcano with a well-defined crater, and is the largest volcano of the field, Crater Ridge is truncated by a 1,6-km-wide, 240-m-deep caldera, These and other vents are oriented along a SW-NE line, Volcanic activity originated about 600,000 years ago along fissures cutting Kruzof Island, A series of major silicic explosive eruptions took place about 9000-13,000

Edgecumbe Volcano, United States, Eastern Alaska

Edgecumbe volcano, Stratovolcanoes 970 m / 3,182 ft United States, Eastern Alaska, 57,05°N / -135,75°W Current status: normal or dormant 1 out of 5 Mt, Edgecumbe volcano Sitka, AK image taken by Fate Xalis Show interactive Map [hide map show map] [enlarge] News/Updates , Earthquakes , Books, Typical eruption style: unspecified Edgecumbe volcano eruptions: 2220 BC +-100 years Last

Edgecumbe

Mount Edgecumbe was named by Captain James Cook in 1778, Despite the fresh constructional morphology of the cone, there is no evidence for historic eruptions in Russian documents or in native oral traditions, Thus, the last certain activity of the Edgecumbe volcanic field was two minor tephra-forming eruptions between 4 and 6 ka, The basal shield comprises ~35 cubic km and consists …

The Eruption of Mount Edgecumbe–April Fool’s Day 1974

Mt, Edgecumbe, a dormant volcano located 13 miles west of Sitka, Alaska on Kruzof Island, was clearly visible across Sitka Sound, Upon seeing the mountain when he woke up, life-long prankster Oliver “Porky” Bickar reportedly turned to his wife, Patty, and said, “This is it, We’ve gotta do it today,” Kissing him on the forehead, Patty replied, “Don’t make an ass of yourself

Mount Edgecumbe Volcanic Field, Alaska

The Mount Edgecumbe Volcanic Field covers some 260 km2 of Kruzovf Island west of Sitka in Southeast Alaska, Edgecumbe is some 25 km west of Sitka, It is 925 km SE Anchorage, The area is relatively uninhabited, with only 7,000 living within 100 km of the volcanic field, Output from the volcanic field has…

La fausse éruption du Mont Edgecumbe Alaska // Mt

Mt, Edgecumbe was clearly visible across Sitka Sound, When the Sitka residents woke up on that day and looked at the volcano, they could not believe what they saw: smoke was coming out of the volcano, the sure sign an aruption was about to happen! Actually, it was NOT an eruption! One of the residents, life-long prankster Oliver “Porky” Bickar, had waited three years for that day, He had

Tarawera and Edgecumbe Pūtauaki – Volcanoes – Te Ara

In the background is the andesite core volcano of Mt Edgecumbe Pūtauaki, It last erupted about 3,200 years ago, Share this item Post to Pinterest Post to Facebook Post to Twitter, Using this item, GNS Science Reference: CN19316 Photograph by Lloyd Homer

Putauaki

Putauaki Māori: Pūtauaki; also known in English as Mount Edgecumbe is a dacite volcanic cone in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand,Located 50 km east of Rotorua and three kilometres east of Kawerau, it is the easternmost vent of the Okataina volcanic centre, within the Taupo Volcanic Zone,The mountain rises to 820 m above sea level, and is visible from the waters of the Bay of Plenty

Mount Edgecumbe Erupts

On Kruzof Island, about 13 miles west of Sitka, Alaska, sits Mt Edgecumbe, The extinct volcano is 3,200 feet in height and covered with snow about eight months of the year, On April 1, 1974, a clear, beautiful morning, Porky Oliver Bickar of Sitka woke up early to see Mt, Edgecumbe through the window in all its glory, Porky whispered to his wife, Patty: “This is it, We’ve gotta do it today

Mount Edgecumbe

Mount Edgecumbe, This dormant volcano rises 3,202 feet to dominate the view about 14-15 miles west of Sitka on the southern lobe of Kruzof Island, Part of an extensive and rugged field of ancient volcanoes that covers about 100 square miles on the island, Edgecumbe last erupted more than 4,000 years ago, The crater is also the site of a smoky

One Of The Greatest April Fools’Day Pranks Ever Involved A

The fake 1974 eruption of the volcano Mt, Edgecumbe in Alaska is still today listed among History’s Greatest April Fools Jokes,

Okataina Volcanic Centre Geology / Volcano Geology and

However, Mt Edgecumbe is such a young and rapidly constructed volcano that any future eruptions might be quite different from those of the past, An explosive dome collapse leading to pyroclastic surges/flows and hot avalanches would have to be considered possible in any future activity at this volcano, Lava flows from the multiple vents at Mt Edgecumbe might extend into the Tarawera River