Tanaga ( ale, Kusuuginax̂)
is a 5,924-foot (1,806 m)
stratovolcano
A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a conical volcano built up by many layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile with a summit crater and per ...
in the
Aleutian Range of the
U.S. state of
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.S., ...
. There have been three known eruptions since 1763. The most recent was in 1914 and produced
lava flow
Lava is molten or partially molten rock (magma) that has been expelled from the interior of a terrestrial planet (such as Earth) or a moon onto its surface. Lava may be erupted at a volcano or through a fracture in the crust, on land or und ...
s. It sits west of another stratovolcano known as
Mount Takawangha
Mount Takawangha is a stratovolcano located in Tanaga Island, Alaska. It sits in close proximity with another volcano known as Tanaga (volcano), Mount Tanaga, which shares the same name as the island itself. Older and more eroded volcanoes can als ...
, which last erupted in 1550.
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See also
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List of mountain peaks of North America
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List of mountain peaks of the United States
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List of mountain peaks of Alaska
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List of Ultras of the United States
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List of volcanoes in the United States
References
External links
Image of Tanaga*
Landforms of Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska
Mountains of Alaska
Volcanoes of Alaska
Aleutian Range
Stratovolcanoes of the United States
Mountains of Unorganized Borough, Alaska
Volcanoes of Unorganized Borough, Alaska
Holocene stratovolcanoes
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