Mount Vsevidof
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Mount Vsevidof | |
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View, looking north, of Mount Vsevidof |
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Elevation | 7,051 ft (2,149 m) |
Location | Alaska, United States |
Range | Aleutian Range |
Prominence | 7,051 ft (2,149 m) |
Coordinates | |
Type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | March 11, 1957[1] |
Mount Vsevidof is a stratovolcano in the U.S. state of Alaska. Its summit is the highest point on Umnak Island, one of the eastern Aleutian Islands. Its symmetrical cone rises abruptly from its surroundings. Its most recent eruption was caused by an earthquake on March 9, 1957. The mountain erupted on March 11, 1957, and the eruption ended the next day.[1]
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- ^ a b This is recorded as a "questionable eruption" by the Alaska Volcano Observatory (Vsevidof History Page). Other possible eruptions or other activity occurred in 1784, 1790, 1830, 1878, and 1880.
- Volcanoes of the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands-Selected Photographs
- Mount Vsevidof on the Alaska Volcano Observatory Website
- Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program: Mount Vsevidof