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Chagulak

Stratovulcano · United States · 1028 m

The eastern side of the Chagulak volcano is seen here in the foreground and Amukta is in the background. The two volcanoes join at depth but at the surface they are separated by 7 km of ocean.
The eastern side of the Chagulak volcano is seen here in the foreground and Amukta is in the background. The two volcanoes join at depth but at the surface they are separated by 7 km of ocean. · Foto: Photo by Fred Deines, 1992 (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). · Wikimedia Commons
Tipo
Stratovulcano
Paese
United States
Regione
North America Volcanic Regions / Aleutian Ridge Volcanic Arc
Altitudine
1028 m
Coordinate
52.572, -171.138
Ultima eruzione
Sconosciuto
Contesto tettonico
Subduction zone / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)
Forma vulcanica
Composite
Roccia principale
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Sintesi geologica

The 3-km-diameter island of Chagulak is the exposed summit of a stratovolcano in the Islands of the Four Mountains group of the Aleutians. The sharp-topped summit is ~11 km NE of the summit of Amukta and 35 km W of Yunaska volcano. The visible edifice is steep and strongly eroded. No eruptions have been recorded and its age is not precisely known.

Sintesi da Wikipedia

Chagulak è una piccola isola vulcanica disabitata del gruppo delle isole Four Mountains, nell'arcipelago delle Aleutine, e appartiene all'Alaska (USA).

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