Buldir Volcano
Volcano in the U.S. state of Alaska / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Buldir Volcano is an inactive stratovolcano located on Buldir Island in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, once described as "the westernmost volcanic center of the present Pleistocene to Recent Aleutian volcanic front."[3] It shares the island with a younger stratovolcano named East Cape.
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Buldir Volcano | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,152 ft (656 m)[1] |
Prominence | 2,152 ft (656 m) |
Listing | Mountains of Alaska |
Coordinates | 52°20′58″N 175°54′34″E[2] |
Geography | |
Location | Buldir Island, Alaska, USA |
Parent range | Aleutian Islands |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Type of rock | Basalt, Andesite[1] |
Volcanic arc/belt | Aleutian Islands |
Last eruption | Holocene |
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