Yantarni Volcano

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Yantarni
Yantarni volcano, September 1985
Elevation	4,413 feet (1,345 m)
Location	Alaska, USA
Range	Aleutian Range
Coordinates	57°01′05″N, 157°11′00″W
Topo map	USGS Ugashik A-4
Type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	800 BCE ± 500 years

Yantarni Volcano is a andesitic stratovolcano in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located on the Alaska Peninsula, in the Aleutian Range. The volcano was not discovered until 1979 due to its remote location, lack of documented historic activity and its rather modest summit elevation. The mountain was named after nearby Yantarni Bay which in turn was named by Russian explorers after the abundance of yantar in the area.

Map showing volcanoes of Alaska. The mark is set at the location of Yantarni Volcano.

[edit] Sources

• Siebert, L. and T. Simkin (2002-). Volcanoes of the World: an Illustrated Catalog of Holocene Volcanoes and their Eruptions. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-3. URL: http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/
• Volcanoes of the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands-Selected Photographs
• Alaska Volcano Observatory entry

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