Tanaga (volcano)

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

See also

• List of mountain peaks of North America
  • List of mountain peaks of the United States
    • List of mountain peaks of Alaska
• List of Ultras of the United States
• List of volcanoes in the United States

External links

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

References

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