Gareloi (russian: Горелый) or Anangusook ( ale, Anangusix̂) is a

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in the Delarof Islands of the

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Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U. ...

. It is located between the Tanaga Pass and the

Amchitka Pass Amchitka Pass is a strait in Alaska, United States. It is located in the Aleutian Islands on the 180th meridian, between the Rat Islands The Rat Islands ( ale, Qax̂um tanangis, russian: Крысьи острова) are a group of American ...

. The island is in length and wide. Its land area is , making Gareloi the largest island in the Delarof group. Gareloi Volcano, a

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, is situated in the center of the island which reaches a height of . On the other side of a small saddle lies another peak of the island however it does not equal the height of Mount Gareloi. The island is uninhabited. Coastal cliffs provide nesting habitat for more than 600,000 seabirds, mostly for crevice nesting auklets. Least Auklets account for 62% of the colony, Crested Auklets for 30%, and Parakeet Auklets for 6%. Each of these species is present on the island in numbers exceeding 1% of their global populations. The island consists of lava rock, black lava, eroded lava, and ashes; the lower slopes and valleys are covered with grass and tundra in many places. The shores have steep cliffs with rocks and boulders at the base; boulders, pinnacles, and rocks awash extend around the shoreline. Heavy kelp surrounds most of the island, and extends offshore to . Depths of 10 fathoms or more are within of the island. A trapper's hut is on the beach above the N shore of Gareloi Island. Gareloi's northern, slightly higher peak is on the southern rim of a crater about across, which contains several active fumaroles. Thirteen younger craters, from to in diameter, are aligned along a south-southeast trending fissure that extends from strandline to the southern summit. These craters formed during a major explosive eruption in 1929 that also produced four blocky lava flows, and a blanket of grassy andesitic tuff that covers an area roughly on the volcano's southeast flank. Gareloi Volcano had four confirmed eruptions in the 1980s and one unconfirmed eruption in 1996. All but one of them were considered explosive eruptions. In Spring and Summer 2007 there was a period of increased seismic activity on Gareloi Island, sometimes reaching 40 earthquakes per day.Alaska Volcano Observatory, Gareloi description and statistics
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Gareloi Volcano
Photographs from Gareloi Island, July 2008. * {{authority control Landforms of Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska Delarof Islands Volcanoes of Alaska Uninhabited islands of Alaska Volcanoes of Unorganized Borough, Alaska Stratovolcanoes of the United States Islands of Alaska Islands of Unorganized Borough, Alaska

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