Earth:Mount Kialagvik
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Mount Kialagvik | |
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A photo of Mount Kialagvik, taken by T.P. Miller of the United States Geological Survey in July 1979.[1] | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,167 ft (1,575 m) [2] |
Prominence | 3,445 ft (1,050 m) [3] |
Listing | List of volcanoes in the United States of America |
Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 57°12′11″N 156°44′42″W / 57.203°N 156.745°W |
Geography | |
Location | Alaska Peninsula, Alaska, United States |
Parent range | Aleutian Range |
Topo map | USGS Ugashik A-3 |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Holocene |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Volcanic arc/belt | Aleutian Arc |
Last eruption | Unknown |
Mount Kialagvik is a small, poorly known stratovolcano on the Alaska Peninsula of Alaska, United States , located in the Aleutian Range about 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Mount Chiginagak.[4] It is informally named after the Eskimo word for nearby Wide Bay.[2] Kialagvik has not erupted in historic time.
See also
- List of mountains in Alaska
- List of volcanoes in the United States
References
- ↑ Alaska Volcano Observatory, AVO Image 13925: Kialagvik, Retrieved Jan. 6, 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Alaska Volcano Observatory, Volcano Information -- Kialagvik, Retrieved Jan. 6, 2023.
- ↑ Peakbagger.com, Mount Kialagvik, Alaska, Retrieved Jan. 6, 2023.
- ↑ "Kialagvik". Smithsonian Institution. https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=312120.
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount Kialagvik.
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