Tanaga (volcano)
Appearance
Tanaga | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,925 ft (1,806 m)[1] |
Prominence | 5,925 ft (1,806 m)[1] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 51°53′02″N 178°08′29″W / 51.88389°N 178.14139°W |
Geography | |
Location | Tanaga Island, Alaska, U.S. |
Parent range | Aleutian Range |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Volcanic arc/belt | Aleutian Arc |
Last eruption | 1914 |
Tanaga (Aleut: Kusuuginax̂)[2][3] is a 5,924-foot (1,806 m) stratovolcano in the Aleutian Range of the U.S. state of Alaska. There have been three known eruptions since 1763. The most recent was in 1914 and produced lava flows. It sits west of another stratovolcano known as Mount Takawangha, which last erupted in 1550.[4]
See also
[edit]- List of mountain peaks of North America
- List of Ultras of the United States
- List of volcanoes in the United States
External links
[edit]- Image of Tanaga
- "Tanaga". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Alaska & Hawaii P1500s - the Ultras". PeakList.org. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
- ^ Bergsland, K. (1994). Aleut Dictionary. Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center.
- ^ "Tanaga - Introduction". avo.alaska.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- ^ "Takawangha". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
Categories:
- Landforms of Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska
- Mountains of Alaska
- Volcanoes of the Aleutian Islands
- Aleutian Range
- Stratovolcanoes of the United States
- Mountains of Unorganized Borough, Alaska
- Volcanoes of Unorganized Borough, Alaska
- Holocene stratovolcanoes
- Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska geography stubs