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]
| Tanaga | |
|---|---|
 Tanaga | |
| 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 | |
  Tanaga Alaska | |
| Location | Tanaga Island, Alaska, U.S. |
| Parent range | Aleutian Range |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Volcanic arc | Aleutian Arc |
| Last eruption | 1914 |
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- "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.
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