Kanaga_Volcano_(22432739869).jpg


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A photo from Kanaga Volcano, one of the most southerly members of the Aleutian Islands chain. In the foreground is a stunning view of a lava flow from a 1906 event. According to records, a trapper living on the island in 1906 experienced several earthquakes and witnessed lava pouring down both east and west sides of the cone.

You can learn more about Kanaga Volcano, see images, and read about current past activity at on.doi.gov/Kanaga . Photo credit: Michelle Combs, USGS.
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Source Kanaga Volcano
Author Michelle Combs, USGS
Camera location 51° 55′ 35.71″ N, 177° 07′ 01.76″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap. View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap info

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This image is in the public domain in the United States because it only contains materials that originally came from the United States Geological Survey , an agency of the United States Department of the Interior . For more information, see the official USGS copyright policy .

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20 September 2015

51°55'35.710"N, 177°7'1.762"W

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