Great Sitkin Island
Great Sitkin Island (Aleut: Sitх̑naх̑;[1] Russian: Большой Ситкин) is a volcanic island in the Andreanof Islands of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. The island covers a total area of 60 square miles (160 km2) and lies slightly north of a group of islands which are located between Adak Island and Atka Island.
The northern portion of the island is dominated by the complex Great Sitkin Volcano which rises to a height of 5,710 feet (1,740 m). The island is 18 kilometres (11 mi) long and 16.94 kilometres (10.53 mi) wide.
History
Great Sitkin was the site of a fuel depot during World War II, Sand Bay Naval Station, construction finished on May 15, 1943, and included accommodations for up to 680 men and consisted of 26 fuel oil tanks, three 6,000 barrel tanks, 22 10,000 barrel tanks and one 15,000 barrel tank and were surrounded by berms in case of attack or spills.[2] The Naval Station had only around 10 people supporting it by 1949, but was in operation until 1963 and the remains of the oil tanks are still on the island and are an environmental hazard. Starting in 2021, cleanup feasibility was investigated for the leftover contaminants from the base.[3] On September 24, 1959, a Douglas DC-4 carrying 5 crew and 11 passengers crashed due to pilot error with no survivors.[4] On October 26, 1965, Liberty Ship Ekaterini G. (formerly Josiah G. Holland) ran aground after losing her propeller in heavy seas.[5] All crewmen were rescued, though 2 were injured and one, Sotiris Mendrinos, later died of his injuries. [6] The ship was declared a constructive total loss and remains aground on the western side of the island. On December 11, 1973, a Douglas DC-6 crashed on the island, killing all 10 people on board. [7]
The most recent eruption of Great Sitkin volcano started on 26 May 2021 (UTC time), with an explosive eruption that lasted for about two minutes.[8] The effusive lava flow didn't start until late July 2021.
Geology
With the eruption that started on 26 May 2021, studies have documented the spatiotemporal migration of earthquake activities before and after the eruption.[9] The study, with seismic imaging of the velocity structure, reveals two magma reservoirs at different depths and locations relative to the volcano edifice.[9] The spatial and temporal migration of seismicity back and forth between the northwestern and southeastern island may be explained by the alternating eruptive activity of the two imaged reservoirs.
See also
- List of mountain peaks of North America
- List of Ultras of the United States
- List of volcanoes in the United States
References
- ^ Bergsland, K. (1994). Aleut Dictionary. Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center.
- ^ "HyperWar: Building the Navy's Bases in World War II [Chapter 23]".
- ^ "WWII contaminants on an Aleutian island are a step closer to finally being cleaned up".
- ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-54B-1-DC (DC-4) N63396 Great Sitkin Island, AK". Aviation-safety.net. 1959-09-24. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
- ^ Shortridge, Clayton (2011-08-21). "Naval & Merchant Ship Articles Of Interest: The Ss Josiah G. Holland". Navalmerchantshiparticles.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
- ^ "Ekaterini G crewman dies". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. 30 October 1965. p. 7.
- ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Douglas R6D-1 (DC-6) 131615 Great Sitkin Island, AK". Aviation-safety.net. 1973-12-11. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
- ^ "Great Sitkin - Historic eruptions". www.avo.alaska.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ^ a b Yang, Xiaotao; Roman, Diana C.; Haney, Matthew; Kupres, Cody A. (2023-06-16). "Double Reservoirs Imaged Below Great Sitkin Volcano, Alaska, Explain the Migration of Volcanic Seismicity". Geophysical Research Letters. 50 (11). Bibcode:2023GeoRL..5002438Y. doi:10.1029/2022GL102438. ISSN 0094-8276.
External links
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- Resources from Wikiversity
- "Great Sitkin". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
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