Yunaska Island
Yunaska Island | ||
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Yunaska Island as seen from space | ||
Waters | Pacific | |
Archipelago | Aleutian Islands | |
Geographical location | 52 ° 38 ′ N , 170 ° 42 ′ W | |
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length | 23 km | |
width | 5.5 km | |
surface | 173 km² | |
Highest elevation | 950 m | |
Residents | uninhabited |
Yunaska Island ( Aleutian : Chiĝulax̂ ) belongs to the Aleutian Islands , an island chain between North America and Asia, and is the largest island in the Islands of Four Mountains . On the 173 km² large, 23 km long and approx. 5.5 km wide island there are two volcanoes , which are separated by a valley. From the western, a 950 m high stratovolcano , no eruption is known to this day. The eastern, a 500 m high shield volcano , verifiably erupted for the last time in 1937.
Web links
- Description of volcanoes (Engl.)
- Pictures and short description ( memento from December 23, 2010 in the Internet Archive )