Volcanoes In Alaska: A Guide

Do you know that most of the volcanoes in the US are actually located in Alaska? In fact, the figures are: 53 volcanoes in the USA, of which 43 are situated in Alaska. The reason for this is that the Aleutian Islands, the Wrangell Mountains, and the Alaska Peninsula, are part of the well known Ring of Fire which runs from the Pacific Ocean and on through Hawaii.

A really active Alaskan volcano is called Pavlof volcano. It has actually erupted over 40 times since, about 1790.

The largest eruption in Alaska happened in 1912 when the Novarupta/Katmai volcano decided to erupt. This volcanic eruption was so massive that the sky in the northern hemisphere was seen to turn rather dark for several days owing to all the ash, and a thick layer of ash was View the rest of this article