Mount Wrangell
| Mount Wrangell | ||
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 Mount Wrangell |
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| height | 4317 m | |
| location | Alaska , USA | |
| Mountains | Wrangell Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 62 ° 0 '20 " N , 144 ° 1' 1" W | |
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| Type | Shield volcano | |
| rock | Andesite | |
| Last eruption | 2002 | |
The Mount Wrangell is a volcano in the southeast of the US state of Alaska near the Canadian territory Yukon . The 4317 m high mountain lies in the Wrangell Mountains .
Wrangell is the only volcano in the Wrangell Volcanic Belt (" Wrangell Volcanic Belt ") that has historically recorded eruptions , mainly small smoke and ash explosions. The amount of geothermal heat radiating from the volcano has increased since the 1950s, increasing the possibility of a future eruption.
Web links
- Mount Wrangell in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)
- Alaska Volcano Observatory: Mount Wrangell