Ukinrek Maars, Becharof National Wildlife Refuge

Name: Ukinrek Maars
Address: Becharof National Wildlife Refuge, United States

#2 among attractions in Becharof National Wildlife Refuge

Natural attraction, Volcano

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The Ukinrek Maars are two phreatomagmatic vents that formed on the north side of the Aleutian Range on a low area bordering the Bering Sea. The maars are 1.5 km south of Becharof Lake and 12 km northwest of Peulik Volcano. The western of the two is elliptical in shape and up to 170 m in diameter and 35 m deep. The east maar lies 600 m to the east and is circular and up to 300 m in diameter and 70 m deep. The east maar has a 49 m-high lava dome within the crater lake. ()

Alternative names: Last eruption: 1977Elevation: 299 ftCoordinates: 57°49'54"N, 156°30'36"W

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Becharof National Wildlife Refuge United States

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Ukinrek Maars – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ugashik-Peulik.

7.6 miSE
Natural attraction, Volcano
Ugashik-Peulik, Becharof National Wildlife Refuge
195 min walk • Ugashik-Peulik is a stratovolcano in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located to the south of Becharof Lake in Lake and Peninsula Borough on the Alaska Peninsula. It is part of the Aleutian Range. Its last eruption was in 1814.

Ukinrek Maars, Becharof National Wildlife Refuge

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Becharof National Wildlife Refuge plan & book

Ukinrek Maars – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Ugashik-Peulik, Becharof National Wildlife Refuge