Tanaga (volcano)

Short description: Mountain in Alaska, United States

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 / ﻿51.88389°N 178.14139°W﻿ / 51.88389; -178.14139
Geography

Tanaga

Alaska

Location| Tanaga Island, Alaska, U.S.
Parent range| Aleutian Range
Geology
Mountain type| Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc/belt| Aleutian Arc
Last eruption| 1914

Tanaga (Template:Lang-ale)[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". Smithsonian Institution. https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=311080.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Alaska & Hawaii P1500s - the Ultras". PeakList.org. http://www.peaklist.org/USlists/AK5000.html.
2. ↑ Bergsland, K. (1994). Aleut Dictionary. Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center.
3. ↑ "Tanaga - Introduction". https://avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/volcinfo.php?volcname=Tanaga.
4. ↑ "Takawangha". Smithsonian Institution. https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=311090.

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