Mount Martin
| Mount Martin | ||
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 Mount Martin crater, June 1990 |
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| height | 1863 m | |
| location | Alaska Peninsula ( USA ) | |
| Mountains | Aleutian chain | |
| Coordinates | 58 ° 10 '20 " N , 155 ° 20' 58" W | |
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| Type | Stratovolcano | |
| Last eruption | probably 1953 | |
The Mount Martin is a 1863 m high stratovolcano of the Aleutian Range on the Alaska Peninsula . He belongs to the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes .
Although the eruption of 1953 is controversial and there are no other reports of historical eruptions, sulfur-containing volcanic exhalations in the form of fumaroles can be detected today. The rim of the 300 m wide crater of Mount Martin has collapsed in the southeast. Due to the geothermal activity , the crater is not covered by ice and snow all year round. In the meantime, an acidic crater lake forms again and again .
The volcano was named after George C. Martin, who was the first to visit the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes after the Novarupta eruption in 1912 .
Web links
- Mount Martin in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)