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Revision as of 10:43, 12 September 2008
| Bogoslof Island | |
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 Aerial view, looking south, of Bogoslof Island. | |
| Elevation: | 150 m (492 ft) |
| Coordinates: | 53°56′N 168°02′W / 53.93°N 168.03°W |
| Location: | Aleutian Islands, Alaska |
| Type: | Submarine volcano |
| Last eruption: | 1992 |
Bogoslof Island (Aĝasaaĝux̂[1]) is the summit of a largely submarine stratovolcano located in the Bering Sea in the U.S. state of Alaska, 50 km (31 mi) behind the main Aleutian volcanic arc. It has a land area of 0.701 km² (173.23 acres) and is unpopulated. The peak elevation of the island is 150 m (492 ft). It last erupted in 1992.
In 1909 President Theodore Roosevelt dedicated Bogoslof and neighboring Fire Island as a sanctuary for sea lions and nesting marine birds. They are now part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. In November 1967, the island was designated a National Natural Landmark by the National Park Service. The islands were added to the National Wilderness Preservation System in 1970.
See also
Sources
- Siebert L, Simkin T (2002–present). Volcanoes of the World: an Illustrated Catalog of Holocene Volcanoes and their Eruptions. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-3 (http://www.volcano.si.edu).
- Volcanoes of the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands-Selected Photographs
- Alaska Volcano Observatory
- Bogoslof Island: Block 1069, Census Tract 1, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska United States Census Bureau
- ^ Bergsland, K Aleut Dictionary Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center, 1994
53°55′54.6″N 168°2′16″W / 53.931833°N 168.03778°W
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