| Country | United States |
| Volcanic Region | Northern Alaska-Bering Sea Volcanic Province |
| Landform | Volc Type | Cluster | Shield |
| Last Known Eruption | Pleistocene |
| Coordinates | 60.02°N, 166.33°W |
| Elevation | 511 m (1,677 ft) |
| Volcano Number | 314020 |
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The Global Volcanism Program is not aware of any Holocene eruptions from Nunivak Island. If this volcano has had large eruptions (VEI >= 4) prior to 12,000 years ago, information might be found on the Nunivak Island page in the LaMEVE (Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions) database, a part of the Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA).
This compilation of synonyms and subsidiary features may not be comprehensive. Features are organized into four major categories: Cones, Craters, Domes, and Thermal Features. Synonyms of features appear indented below the primary name. In some cases additional feature type, elevation, or location details are provided.
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| Feature Name | Feature Type | Elevation | Latitude | Longitude |
| Ahding Ingrid Mountain | Cone | 195 m | 60° 8' 0.00" N | 166° 35' 0.00" W |
| Ikathiwik Crater | Cone - Crater | 214 m | 60° 14' 0.00" N | 166° 15' 0.00" W |
| Indooli Mountain | Cone | 195 m | 60° 3' 0.00" N | 166° 38' 0.00" W |
| Ingri Butte | Cone | 145 m | 60° 2' 0.00" N | 167° 11' 0.00" W |
| Ingrijoak Hills | Cone | 145 m | 60° 19' 0.00" N | 166° 17' 0.00" W |
| Ingrilukat-Naskorat Hill | Cone | 286 m | 60° 8' 0.00" N | 166° 25' 0.00" W |
| Ingriruk Hill | Cone | 152 m | 60° 5' 0.00" N | 167° 13' 0.00" W |
| Jiskooksnuk Hill | Cone | 153 m | 60° 6' 0.00" N | 166° 56' 0.00" W |
| Kikdooli Butte | Cone | 225 m | 60° 3' 0.00" N | 166° 43' 0.00" W |
| Kikikyak Hill | Cone | 233 m | 60° 9' 0.00" N | 166° 32' 0.00" W |
| Kimijooksuk Butte | Cone | 223 m | 60° 11' 0.00" N | 166° 11' 0.00" W |
| Kimiksthek Hill | Cone | 187 m | 60° 6' 0.00" N | 167° 2' 0.00" W |
| Kimikthak Hills | Cone | 62 m | 60° 21' 0.00" N | 166° 10' 0.00" W |
| Kiolik Hill | Cone | 130 m | 60° 17' 0.00" N | 166° 30' 0.00" W |
| Roberts Mountain | Cone | 511 m | 60° 1' 0.00" N | 166° 17' 0.00" W |
| Seemalik Butte | Cone | 264 m | 60° 9' 0.00" N | 167° 8' 0.00" W |
| Twin Mountain | Cone | 191 m | 60° 2' 0.00" N | 165° 43' 0.00" W |
Craters |
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| Feature Name | Feature Type | Elevation | Latitude | Longitude |
| Ahkiwiksnuk | Maar | 60° 2' 0.00" N | 166° 11' 0.00" W | |
| Binalik | Maar | 60° 2' 0.00" N | 166° 12' 0.00" W | |
| Nanwaksjiak | Maar | 60° 2' 0.00" N | 166° 5' 0.00" W | |
Low-angle sun accentuates small pyroclastic cones on snow-covered Nunivak Island. Shelf ice modifies the apparent northern coastline (top) in this January 1992 Space Shuttle image. The 110-km-wide island lies about 30 km off the coast of SW Alaska and contains about 60 cinder cones and four maars. Although the bulk of the volcanic field was formed during two Pleistocene eruptive periods ending about 300,000 years ago, activity continued into the Holocene. The latest eruptions occurred along an E-W line in the southern part of the island.
The 108-km-wide Nunivak Island volcanic field in the Bering Sea off Alaska is shown in this October 2019 Planet Labs satellite image monthly mosaic (N is at the top; this image is approximately 96 km across). There are around 60 scoria cones and four maars across the island, with lava flows 3-15 m thick and less than 3.5 km long forming much of the Island surface.The following 9 samples associated with this volcano can be found in the Smithsonian's NMNH Department of Mineral Sciences collections, and may be availble for research (contact the Rock and Ore Collections Manager). Catalog number links will open a window with more information.
| Catalog Number | Sample Description | Lava Source | Collection Date |
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| NMNH 111576 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 111577 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 111578 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 111579 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 111580 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 111581 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 111582 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 111583 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 111584 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| Alaska Volcano Observatory (Link to Nunivak Island) | The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) is a joint program of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAFGI), and the State of Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys (ADGGS). AVO was formed in 1988, and uses federal, state, and university resources to monitor and study Alaska's hazardous volcanoes, to predict and record eruptive activity, and to mitigate volcanic hazards to life and property. |
| Copernicus Browser | The Copernicus Browser replaced the Sentinel Hub Playground browser in 2023, to provide access to Earth observation archives from the Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem, the main distribution platform for data from the EU Copernicus missions. |
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WOVOdat
Single Volcano View Temporal Evolution of Unrest Side by Side Volcanoes |
WOVOdat is a database of volcanic unrest; instrumentally and visually recorded changes in seismicity, ground deformation, gas emission, and other parameters from their normal baselines. It is sponsored by the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (WOVO) and presently hosted at the Earth Observatory of Singapore.
GVMID Data on Volcano Monitoring Infrastructure The Global Volcano Monitoring Infrastructure Database GVMID, is aimed at documenting and improving capabilities of volcano monitoring from the ground and space. GVMID should provide a snapshot and baseline view of the techniques and instrumentation that are in place at various volcanoes, which can be use by volcano observatories as reference to setup new monitoring system or improving networks at a specific volcano. These data will allow identification of what monitoring gaps exist, which can be then targeted by remote sensing infrastructure and future instrument deployments. |
| EarthScope Consortium SAGE seismic stations/networks | EarthScope Consortium operates the NSF Geodetic Facility for the Advancement of Geoscience (GAGE) and NSF Seismological Facility for the Advancement of Geoscience (SAGE). The linked map shows the location of seismic stations from all available networks (permanent or temporary) within a radius of 0.18° (about 20 km at mid-latitudes) from the given location of Nunivak Island. Users can customize a variety of filters and options in the left panel. Note that if there are no stations are known the map will default to show the entire world with a "No data matched request" error notice. |
| Large Eruptions of Nunivak Island | Information about large Quaternary eruptions (VEI >= 4) is cataloged in the Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions (LaMEVE) database of the Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA). |
| EarthChem | EarthChem develops and maintains databases, software, and services that support the preservation, discovery, access and analysis of geochemical data, and facilitate their integration with the broad array of other available earth science parameters. EarthChem is operated by a joint team of disciplinary scientists, data scientists, data managers and information technology developers who are part of the NSF-funded data facility Integrated Earth Data Applications (IEDA). IEDA is a collaborative effort of EarthChem and the Marine Geoscience Data System (MGDS). |
