Kasatochi Island

Kasatochi Island
Elevation	ft ( m)
Location	Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Prominence	ft ( m)
Coordinates	52°10′39″N, 175°30′30″W
Topo map	USGS Atka C-5
Type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	1760

Kasatochi Island is one of the Andreanof Islands subgroup of the Aleutian Islands of southwestern Alaska, USA. It lies at the Atka Pass northwest of the western tip of Atka Island and east of Great Sitkin Island. Kasatochi Island has a land area of 5.051 km² (1.9503 sq mi, or 1,248.2 acres) and is unpopulated.

The enitre island is a stratovolcano which rises to ft ( m) above sea level. The summit is truncated by a large volcanic crater containing a mi ( km) wide crater lake. The surface of the saltwater lake lies less than ft ( m) above sea level.

References

Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program: Kasatochi Island
Kasatochi Island: Block 1107, Census Tract 1, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska United States Census Bureau

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