Ukinrek Maars are two phreatomagmatic explosion craters that were created in an area without previous volcanic activity during a 10-day-long eruption that began on 30 March 1977. A greenish lake fills East Maar, the largest of the two in this 1994 view from the south. The smaller West Maar is surrounded by dark tephra near the left margin. Gas Rocks, an older volcanic center, forms the peninsula extending into Becharof Lake in the background.

Photo by Chris Nye, 1994 (Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, Alaska Volcano Observatory).

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Galleries: Magma / Water | Craters

Keywords: maar | crater | lava water interaction | crater lake | vent

Ukinrek Maars