Mt Katmai Caldera With Icebergs Alaska USA

The caldera of Mt. Katmai in Alaska, USA is filled with water where icebergs float around on the surface of the aqua colored lake.

The caldera on Mt. Katmai in Alaska, USA has been filled in by water creating a beautiful 3 by 2 mile aqua colored lake with icebergs adorning the surface. The caldera was formed on Mt. Katmai after the 60 hour eruption of Mt. Novarupta in 1912. Research has found that magma drained beneath Mt. Katmai and Mt. Novarupta which aided in the collapse of the summit.

The top edges of the caldera is 6,716 feet high with the floor being about 3,400 feet and in 1975, the lake was measured at an elevation of 4,200 feet. The aerial view of the caldera on Mt. Katmai is beautiful when the icebergs are present and the rugged peaks of the mountains are blanketed with snow.

An aerial view of the Mt. Katmai Caldera that formed after the 1912 eruption of Novarupta formed the Valley of 10000 Smokes and evacuated a magma chamber under Mt. Katmai

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Photo Title: Mt Katmai Caldera With Icebergs Alaska USA

The caldera of Mt. Katmai in Alaska, USA is filled with water where icebergs float around on the surface of the aqua colored lake.