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Mount_Kialagvik Latitude and Longitude:

57°12′11″N 156°44′42″W / 57.203°N 156.745°W / 57.203; -156.745
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Mount Kialagvik
A photo of Mount Kialagvik, taken by T.P. Miller of the United States Geological Survey in July 1979. [1]
Highest point
Elevation5,167 ft (1,575 m) [2]
Prominence3,445 ft (1,050 m) [3]
Listing List of volcanoes in the United States of America
Coordinates 57°12′11″N 156°44′42″W / 57.203°N 156.745°W / 57.203; -156.745
Geography
Mount Kialagvik is located in Alaska
Mount Kialagvik
Mount Kialagvik
Location in Alaska
Location Alaska Peninsula, Alaska, USA
Parent range Aleutian Range
Topo map USGS Ugashik A-3
Geology
Age of rock Holocene
Mountain type Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc/ belt Aleutian Arc
Last eruptionUnknown

Mount Kialagvik is a small, poorly known stratovolcano on the Alaska Peninsula of Alaska, United States, located in the Aleutian Range about 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Mount Chiginagak. [4] It is informally named after the Eskimo word for nearby Wide Bay. [2] Kialagvik has not erupted in historic time.

See also

References

  1. ^ Alaska Volcano Observatory, AVO Image 13925: Kialagvik, Retrieved Jan. 6, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Alaska Volcano Observatory, Volcano Information -- Kialagvik, Retrieved Jan. 6, 2023.
  3. ^ Peakbagger.com, Mount Kialagvik, Alaska, Retrieved Jan. 6, 2023.
  4. ^ "Kialagvik". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-28.