Herbert Island
| Herbert Island | ||
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 Herbert Island seen from space |
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| height | 1288 m | |
| location | Aleutian Islands ( Alaska ) | |
| Coordinates | 52 ° 44 '27 " N , 170 ° 6' 54" W | |
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| Type | Stratovolcano | |
| Age of the rock | Holocene | |
Herbert Island ( aleutian : Chiĝulax̂ ) is an island of the Aleutians and belongs to the Islands of Four Mountains . It is located five kilometers west of Chuginadak Island .
The volcanic island of around ten kilometers in diameter reaches a height of 1280 meters. The highest point is the Herbert volcano with a two kilometer wide caldera .
The last eruptions of the volcano are believed to be in the early Holocene .
The island was named after the US politician Hilary A. Herbert (1834-1919).
Web links
Commons : Herbert Island - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Herbert Island in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- Alaska Volcano Observatory: Information (English)
- Herbert Island in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)
- Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
- Picture and short description ( memento from December 23, 2010 in the Internet Archive )