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Pyre Peak

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Pyre Peak
Incandescent lava fountaining from a fissure eruption near Pyre Peak on Seguam Island.
Highest point
Elevation3,458 ft (1,054 m)[1]
Prominence3,458 ft (1,054 m)[1]
Isolation60.68 mi (97.65 km)[1]
Coordinates52°18′54″N 172°30′37″W / 52.31500°N 172.51028°W / 52.31500; -172.51028
Geography
LocationSeguam Island, Alaska, U.S.
Parent rangeAleutian Range
Topo mapUSGS Seguam D-2
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Volcanic arc/beltAleutian Arc
Last eruption1993

Pyre Peak, also called Seguam Volcano, is an active stratovolcano on Seguam Island in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska.[2]

Map showing volcanoes of Alaska. The mark is set at the location of Pyre Peak.

Sources

  • "Seguam". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Volcanoes of the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands-Selected Photographs
  • Alaska Volcano Observatory

References

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