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Klawasi group

Klawasi group

Cluster of mud volcanoes in Alaska, United States

The Klawasi group is a cluster of three large mud volcanoes on the western flank of Mount Drum, a Pleistocene stratovolcano in the Wrangell Mountains of east-central Alaska in the United States. The cluster includes the Upper Klawasi, the Lower Klawasi and the Shrub.

Klawasi group
Klawasi group
Location of Klawasi mud volcanoes in Alaska

The volcanoes eject mostly warm mud, water, and CO2; the carbon dioxide is known to affect the flora and fauna of the area.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Water-Resources Investigations Report 00-4207 — U.S. Geological Survey report

62.0584°N 145.2245°W / 62.0584; -145.2245


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