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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Churchill
A U.S. Geological Survey climbing party ascends the Klutlan Glacier headed towards Mount Churchill. Their field studies led to the discovery that this volcano was the site of two of the most voluminous eruptions in North America in the past 2,000 years. The White River Ash originated from the summit caldera of Churchill next to Mount Bona and comprises two voluminous ash units that extend across most of Canada and traces reached Europe. Photo by Game McGimsey (U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Volcano Observatory).
Volcano Number:
315030
Volcano Name:
Churchill
Country:
United States
Volcano Type:
Stratovolcano
Last Eruption:
847 CE
Elevation:
5005m
Tectonic Setting:
Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Pop. within 100km:
95
Latitude:
61.38
Longitude:
-141.75
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The Bona-Churchill massif in the St. Elias Mountains has a 2.7 x 4.2 km summit caldera which was the source of the White River Ash, produced by two of the largest explosive eruptions in North America during the past 2,000 years (McGimsey et al., 1992). The summit of Mount Bona lies 4 km across a high saddle from the younger Churchill. The source vent of the widespread bi-lobate White River Ash deposit, which covers more than 340,000 km2 of eastern Alaska and NW Canada, was initially thought to be a pumice mound that is mostly buried beneath the Klutlan Glacier NE of Churchill volcano. Later work revealed thick young pumice deposits along the caldera rim that are mineralogically and chemically similar to the White River Ash deposits.
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