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Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) URL: http://www.avo.alaska.edu Description: This observatory "uses federal, state, and university resources to monitor and study Alaska's hazardous volcanoes, to predict and record eruptive activity, and to mitigate volcanic hazards." The site features photographs and updates for major volcanoes such as Augustine (with recorded activity from 1812 through 2006), a list of over 100 active and inactive volcanoes, a glossary, and more. A joint program of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and government bodies in Alaska. Publisher: Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) Extra Keywords stratovolcano webcam Library of Congress Subject Headings: Volcanoes Volcanoes -- Alaska LII Database Information: Record 20789 created by Dana Evans on 02/28/2006 Last modification on 03/07/2006 Published: 03/09/2006 Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/20789 |