The Klawasi group is a cluster of three large
mud volcanoes on the western flank of
Mount Drum, a
Pleistocene stratovolcano
A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a conical volcano built up by many layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile with a summit crater and per ...
in the
Wrangell Mountains of east-central
Alaska in the
United States. The cluster includes the Upper Klawasi, the Lower Klawasi and the Shrub.
The volcanoes eject mostly warm mud, water, and CO
2; the
carbon dioxide is known to affect the flora and fauna of the area.
Water-Resources Investigations Report 00-4207
— U.S. Geological Survey report
References
External links
Volcano information
— Alaska Volcano Observatory page
Thermal imagery research
— Research page at the University of Hawaii
Mud volcanoes
Volcanology
Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
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