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Record SL-846765 · Wikidata Q682455

Mount Shishaldin

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Elevation
2,857 m
9,373 ft
Prominence
Isolation
877.0 km
Coordinates
54.7500° N, 163.9667° W
Grid ref
Mount Shishaldin
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Description

Wikipedia

Shishaldin Volcano, or Mount Shishaldin (), is one of six active volcanoes on Unimak Island in the eastern Aleutian Islands of Alaska. It is the highest mountain peak of the Aleutian Islands, rising to a height of 9,373 ft (2,857 m) above sea level. Shishaldin's magma supply is generated via flux melting above the Aleutian Trench, where the Pacific Plate subducts beneath the North American Plate. Due to its remote location and frequently inclement weather, the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) monitors the volcano remotely via satellite and a seismic network deployed in 1997. Shishaldin is one of the most active volcanoes in the Aleutian Islands, with 40 confirmed eruptions in the last 11,700 years. Notably, Shishaldin produced a sub-Plinian (VEI 3) eruption in 1999.

First ascent

Date
16 May 1932
G. Peterson et al
Source · wikipedia

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