Pogromni Volcano

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Pogromni Volcano
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Pogromni Volcano
Location in Alaska
Highest point
Elevation 6,531 ft (1,991 m) [1]
Prominence 6,131 ft (1,869 m) [2]
Listing
Coordinates 54°34′15″N164°41′37″W / 54.57083°N 164.69361°W / 54.57083; -164.69361 [1]
Geography
Location Unimak Island, Alaska, USA
Parent range Aleutian Range
Topo map USGS Unimak C-2
Geology
Formed by Subduction zone volcanism
Rock age Pleistocene
Mountain type Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc Aleutian Arc
Last eruption Unknown

Pogromni Volcano is a stratovolcano on Unimak Island in the Aleutian Islands. Near it are 5 cinder cones, and a mountain called Pogromni's Sister.

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Pogromni is old and eroded with a single glacier on its flank and base. Eruptions have been attributed to it in 1795, 1796, 1826, 1827, and 1830, but historic eruptions attributed to it may have come from nearby Westdahl Volcano. [3] [4]

Etymology

The volcano's name comes from the Russian "Погромный," meaning "characterized by violent outbreak." This naming refers to a volcanic eruption, but shares the same etymology as pogrom, a Russian word referring to violent riots against an ethnic group, especially Jews.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Alaska & Hawaii P1500s - the Ultras" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
  2. ↑ "Pogromni Volcano, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
  3. ↑ Wood, Charles A (1992). Volcanoes of North America: United States and Canada. Cambridge University Press. pp. 44–5. ISBN   9780521438117 . Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  4. ↑ Alaska Volcano Observatory, Volcano Information -- Pogromni, Retrieved Jan. 6, 2023.

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