Tanaga (volcano)

Tanaga
Tanaga
	Tanaga
Highest point
Elevation	5,925 ft (1,806 m)
Prominence	5,925 ft (1,806 m)
Listing	North America isolated peak 18th; US most prominent peaks 68th;
Coordinates	51°53′02″N 178°08′29″W / 51.88389°N 178.14139°W
Geography
	Tanaga Alaska
Location	Tanaga Island, Alaska, U.S.
Parent range	Aleutian Range
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc/belt	Aleutian Arc
Last eruption	1914

Tanaga (Aleut: Kusuuginax̂)^[2]^[3] is a 5,924-foot (1,806 m) stratovolcano in the Aleutian Range of the U.S. state of Alaska. There have been three known eruptions since 1763. The most recent was in 1914 and produced lava flows. It sits west of another stratovolcano known as Mount Takawangha, which last erupted in 1550.^[4]

External links

Image of Tanaga
"Tanaga". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-28.

References

^ ^a ^b "Alaska & Hawaii P1500s - the Ultras". PeakList.org. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
^ Bergsland, K. (1994). Aleut Dictionary. Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center.
^ "Tanaga - Introduction". avo.alaska.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
^ "Takawangha". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-28.

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[peaklist-1] "Alaska & Hawaii P1500s - the Ultras". PeakList.org. Retrieved 2013-01-06.

[Bergsland-2] Bergsland, K. (1994). Aleut Dictionary. Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center.

[3] "Tanaga - Introduction". avo.alaska.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-08.

[4] "Takawangha". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-28.

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