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Okmok Caldera
The
United States
National Geodetic Survey
lists thirteen
craters in the state of
Alaska
.
Aleutians East Borough
Mount Aniakchak caldera
Fisher Caldera
is located on
Unimak Island
[1]
and named for American geologist
Bernard Fisher
, who died on June 22, 1946, while exploring the
Umnak Pass
.
[2]
It is 8 miles (13 km) by 6 miles (10 km) in area.
[1]
Aleutians West Census Area
Okmok Caldera
Bethel Census Area
Binalik Crater
is located on
Nunivak Island
.
[3]
It was named by the
Yupik
people, and reported in 1937. It is 0.3 miles (0.5 km) across.
[4]
Ikathiwik Crater
Nanwaksjiak Crater
Kodiak Island
Novarupta, July 1987
Kaguyak Crater
Lake and Peninsula Borough
Aniakchak Crater
Novarupta
Ukinrek maars
Nome Census Area
Twin Calderas
Valdez-Cordova Census Area
East Crater
Mount Wrangell
North Crater
References
^
a
b
USGS GNIS Feature Detail Report: Fisher Caldera
^
Byers, Jr., F. M.
Geology of Umnak and Bogoslof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska: INVESTIGATIONS OF ALASKAN VOLCANOES
, p. 269. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1959.
^
Bright, William.
Native Placenames of the United States
, p. 65. 2007.
^
USGS GNIS Feature Detail Report: Binalik Crater
See also
Avak crater
- confirmed impact crater near
Barrow
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