Mount Kupreanof

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Mount Kupreanof
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Steam plumes (center) rising from a prominent fumarole on the upper south-southwest flanks of Mount Kupreanof.
Highest point
Elevation 1,895 m (6,217 ft)
Listing List of volcanoes in the United States
Coordinates 56°06′36″N159°47′49″W / 56.11°N 159.797°W / 56.11; -159.797
Geography
Mount Kupreanof
Location Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States
Geology
Formed by Subduction zone volcanism
Mountain type Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc Aleutian Arc
Last eruption March 1987 (uncertain)

Mount Kupreanof is a stratovolcano on the Alaska Peninsula, United States. It is the largest and the northeasternmost in a group of five volcanoes opposite from Stepovak Bay. Mount Kupreanof displays extremely strong fumarole activity and its latest eruption in 1987 produced minor steam and ash emission. [1] This is the only known historical eruption from Mount Kupreanof.

References

  1. "Kupreanof". Global Volcanism Program . Smithsonian Institution.