Earth:Mount Young (Alaska)

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Short description: Alaskan volcano
Eastern cone of Mount Young in the Semisopochnoi Caldera

Mount Young (formerly Mount Cerberus) is an Alaskan volcano on Semisopochnoi Island named after former U.S. Congressman Don Young.[1] A bill was signed into law by U.S. President Joe Biden in December 2022 to rename the volcano and commemorate the legacy of Young.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Mount Young". United States Geological Survey. https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1416117. 
  2. ↑ "Mount Young: Aleutian volcano renamed for explosive Alaska congressman". KTOO. December 28, 2022. https://www.ktoo.org/2022/12/28/volcano-named-after-don-young/. 

[ ⚑ ] 51°55′47″N 179°35′53″E / 51.92972°N 179.59806°E / 51.92972; 179.59806




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