Little Sitkin Island
| Little Sitkin | ||
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 Little Sitkin seen from space |
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| height | 1188 m | |
| location | Aleutian Islands ( Alaska ) | |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 56 ′ 0 ″ N , 178 ° 31 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Type | Stratovolcano | |
| Age of the rock | Holocene | |
| Last eruption | 1830 | |
Little Sitkin Iceland ( aleutian : Sitignax ) is a volcanic island of the Aleutian Islands and one of the Rat Islands . Great Sitkin Island , which is only slightly larger than Little Sitkin Island, is located 295 km east at the western end of the Aleutian archipelago. The volcano's caldera, 4.8 km in diameter, reaches a height of about 1200 m. A special feature is a second caldera at about 900 m height on the flank of the mountain.
Fumaroles on the west coast of the island bear witness to the volcanic activity . The last known eruption occurred in 1830.
Web links
- Detailed description with maps and pictures
- Little Sitkin Island in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)