White River Ash
Appearance
The White River Ash is a 1,200-year-old ash deposit. It was formed by two large (VEI 6) explosive eruptions from the stratovolcano of Mount Churchill that occurred around 850 AD and blanketed 340,000 km2 (130,000 sq mi) of Yukon and Northwest Territories, Canada and the U.S. state of Alaska with ash.[1] Traces of the ash has been identified in Ireland and Northern Europe. [2]
See also
References
- ^ West, K.D.; Donaldson, J.D. (2000). "Evidence for winter eruption of the White River Ash (eastern lobe), Yukon Territory". CGRG Bibliography of Canadian Geomorphology. The Canadian Geomorphology Research Group. Archived from the original on 2009-04-08. Retrieved 2007-07-09.
- ^ Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Where are Canada's volcanoes?". chis.nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
Transatlantic distribution of the Alaskan White River Ash