Pogromni Volcano
Appearance
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Pogromni Volcano | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,531 ft (1,991 m)[1] |
Prominence | 6,131 ft (1,869 m)[2] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 54°34′15″N 164°41′37″W / 54.57083°N 164.69361°W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Unimak Island, Alaska, USA |
Parent range | Aleutian Range |
Topo map | USGS Unimak C-2 |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Pleistocene |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Volcanic arc/belt | 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.
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
[edit]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
[edit]- List of mountain peaks of North America
- List of Ultras of the United States
- List of volcanoes in the United States
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Alaska & Hawaii P1500s - the Ultras" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
- ^ "Pogromni Volcano, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
- ^ Wood, Charles A (1992). Volcanoes of North America: United States and Canada. Cambridge University Press. pp. 44–5. ISBN 9780521438117. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ Alaska Volcano Observatory, Volcano Information -- Pogromni, Retrieved Jan. 6, 2023.