Pyre Peak

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Pyre Peak
SeguamIsland.jpg
Incandescent lava fountaining from a fissure eruption near Pyre Peak on Seguam Island.
Highest point
Elevation 3,458 ft (1,054 m) [1]
Prominence 3,458 ft (1,054 m) [1]
Isolation 60.68 mi (97.65 km) [1]
Coordinates 52°18′54″N172°30′37″W / 52.31500°N 172.51028°W / 52.31500; -172.51028
Geography
Location Seguam Island, Alaska, U.S.
Parent range Aleutian Range
Topo map USGS Seguam D-2
Geology
Mountain type Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc/belt Aleutian Arc
Last eruption 1993

Pyre Peak, also called Seguam Volcano, is an active stratovolcano on Seguam Island in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. [2]

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Map showing volcanoes of Alaska. The mark is set at the location of Pyre Peak. Map of alaska volcanoes seguam.jpg
Map showing volcanoes of Alaska. The mark is set at the location of Pyre Peak.

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