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Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes in Katmai National Park and Preserve, AK

Detailed Description

Pyroclastic flow and ash deposits that fill the valley remain nearly vegetation-free more than 100 years after the 1912 Novarupta-Katmai eruption. The rim of Katmai Caldera is on the skyline at left. Origianl photo can be found at: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/images/image.php?id=394