Fisher Caldera

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Fisher Caldera is a large volcanic caldera on Unimak Island in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, known for its expansive crater and association with significant volcanic activity.

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Fisher Caldera canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological formation
volcanic caldera
associatedWith ash fall deposits
large explosive eruptions
pyroclastic flows
significant volcanic activity
composition andesitic to dacitic volcanic rocks
silicic volcanic rocks
country United States
coveredBy snow in winter
environment subarctic maritime climate
eruptionStyle Plinian
caldera-forming
explosive
geologicalPeriod Holocene
geologicalSetting subduction-related volcanic arc
hasAge Quaternary
hasFeature caldera rim
ignimbrite sheets
large volcanic crater
lava domes
post-caldera volcanic vents
pyroclastic deposits
volcanic lakes
hasResearchInterest caldera-forming processes
hazard assessment
tephrochronology
volcanology
island Unimak Island
locatedIn Alaska
Aleutian Islands
North Pacific region
United States
locatedOn Unimak Island
monitoredBy Alaska Volcano Observatory
United States Geological Survey
namedAfter Fisher (local geographic name context)
linked to: Fisher
near Bering Sea
Pacific Ocean
partOf Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands volcanic region
Aleutian volcanic arc
region Aleutians East Borough
riskType volcanic hazard
state Alaska
surroundedBy remote wilderness
rugged volcanic terrain
tectonicSetting subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the North American Plate
volcanicArc Aleutian Arc
volcanoType stratovolcano-caldera complex

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Unimak Island hasVolcano Fisher Caldera
Westdahl Peak near Fisher Caldera