Skip to main content

Uliaga

Stratovolcano · United States · 888m

The 3-km-wide Uliaga island, at the NE end of the Islands of Four Mountains archipelago immediately NW of Kagamil Island, is the smallest volcano of the group. Little is known geologically about this volcano, and there are no reports of observed eruptions.
The 3-km-wide Uliaga island, at the NE end of the Islands of Four Mountains archipelago immediately NW of Kagamil Island, is the smallest volcano of the group. Little is known geologically about this volcano, and there are no reports of observed eruptions. · Photo: Photo by Michelle Harbin (courtesy of Alaska Volcano Observatory, U.S. Geological Survey). · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
United States
Region
North America Volcanic Regions / Aleutian Ridge Volcanic Arc
Elevation
888m
Coordinates
53.065, -169.770
Last eruption
Unknown
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
No Data (checked)
Geological summary

The small 3-km-wide island of Uliaga, located at the NE end of the Islands of the Four Mountains archipelago immediately NW of Kagamil Island, is an eroded stratovolcano. It is the smallest of the Islands of the Four Mountains volcanoes. There are no reports of historical eruptions, but is was considered to have been active during the Holocene by Nye et al. (1998).

Eruption history

Detailed timeline

No eruption records available.

External links

⚠ For reference only. Not for emergency response.