Ukinrek maars

Ukinrek maars is a volcano in United States. It last erupted in March–April 1977.

Type
Maars
Last eruption
March–April 1977
Ukinrek maars

The Ukinrek maars are two volcanic craters on the north side of the Aleutian Range in Alaska that were formed by a phreatomagmatic eruption in 1977. The maars are 1.5 km south of Becharof Lake and 12 km northwest of Peulik Volcano, on a low area of the range, bordering the Bering Sea. The western of the two is elliptical in shape and up to 170 m in diameter and 35 m deep. The other lies 600 m to the east and is circular and up to 300 m in diameter and 70 m deep. The east maar has a 49 m-high lava dome within its crater lake.

Details

Type
Maars
Range
Aleutian Range
Location
Becharof National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, on Alaska Peninsula
Elevation Ft
299
Last Eruption
March–April 1977

Questions about Ukinrek maars

Where is Ukinrek maars?

Ukinrek maars is in United States.

When did Ukinrek maars last erupt?

Ukinrek maars last erupted in March–April 1977.