MOUNT AUGUSTINE

WHAT IS A VOLCANO?

• A volcano is a hill or mountain
• It contains magma
• It shoots out lava,hot ash,and pyroclasric material and it comes out of the vent
• It also has a neck which is were the ash and the lava comes out of
• There is also magma chamber which contains the magma

WHY AUGUSTINE?

• I chose Augustine because I have never heard of it and I thought it would be fun to explore
• It is located in Alaska,USA in Augustine Island and its latitude is 59.36 and longitude is 153.43
• It is also the most active volcano of the eastern Aeultian
• It's explosions disperse a lot of ash all over the land it also has a low viscosity

ERUPTION HISTORY

• Mountain Augustine's Biggest Explosion was in 1883 it was so big it caused a tsunami
• The mountain has erupted in 1812,1883,1935,1963-64,& 1986
• Augustine's eruptions spread around a lot of Ash
• It also erupted in 2006 and 1994

FUN FACTS ABOUT AUGUSTINE

• In her 1883 eruption Augustine blew big parts of her complex
• By the next century the pieces were rebuilt by several eruptions
• After the 1883 eruption the eruptions afterwards was destroying the volcano and rebuilding
• Mountain Augustine is a volcano surrounded by pyroclastic debris
• Mountain Augustine makes alot of carbon dioxide helping plants around and the vegetation

THANK YOU

Bibliography

"Augustine." Volcano World. Oregon State University, 2014. Web. 02 Oct. 2014. .

"Augustine Volcano." - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Lieutenant of Melkor, 2014. Web. 02 Oct. 2014. .

Siebert, Lee. In the picture it showsMountain Augustine reflecting on an lake. Digital image. Volcano World. Oregon State University, 2014. Web. 2 Oct. 2014.