Earth:Pyre Peak

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Pyre Peak
SeguamIsland.jpg
Incandescent lava fountaining from a fissure eruption near Pyre Peak on Seguam Island.
Highest point
Elevation3,458 ft (1,054 m) [1]
Prominence3,458 ft (1,054 m) [1]
Isolation60.68 mi (97.65 km) [1]
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] 52°18′54″N 172°30′37″W / 52.315°N 172.51028°W / 52.315; -172.51028 
Geography
LocationSeguam Island, Alaska, U.S.
Parent rangeAleutian Range
Topo mapUSGS Seguam D-2
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Volcanic arc/beltAleutian Arc
Last eruption1993

Pyre Peak, also called Seguam Volcano, is an active stratovolcano on Seguam Island in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska.[2]

Map showing volcanoes of Alaska. The mark is set at the location of Pyre Peak.

Sources

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Pyre Peak, Alaska". http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=321. 
  2. ↑ "Pyre Peak". United States Geological Survey. https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1419096. 

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