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Mageik Landslide

Mageik Landslide

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Kodiak Island
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 938 ft (285.9 m)
About

along upper course of Martin Creek, on Alaska Peninsula, in Katmai National Monument, 12 mi. SW of Mount Katmai, Aleutian Range

History of Mageik Landslide

Named in 1917 by R. F. Griggs, National Geographic Society, to designate this unusual slide of boulders, soil, peat, and other debris triggered by the Mount Katmai eruption.