Ingakslugwat Hills

Ingakslugwat Hills

The Ingakslugwat Hills volcanic field is in the Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta in western Alaska. It contains eight large craters and about thirty small pyroclastic cones in an area of some The field contains unusual so-called "Ingakslugwat volcanoes", volcanic ridges up to long and high which are formed by pyroclastic material. They most likely formed by the interaction of permafrost with magma, seeing as they have a hydrovolcanic nature despite being high above the water table.

Details

Age
Holocene
Type
Cinder cones
Listing
List of volcanoes in the United States of America
Location
Alaska, United States
Elevation Ft
623
Last Eruption
Unknown