| Mount Carlisle | |
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 View of steep-sided, symmetrical Carlisle volcano on Carlisle Island |
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| Elevation | 5,315 feet (1,620 m)[1] |
| Location | Carlisle Island, Alaska, USA |
| Range | Aleutian Range |
| Coordinates | 52°53′38″N 170°03′15″W / 52.89389°N 170.05417°WCoordinates: 52°53′38″N 170°03′15″W / 52.89389°N 170.05417°W[2] |
| Type | Stratovolcano[2] |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Aleutian Arc |
| Last eruption | November 16, 1987[1] |
Mount Carlisle is a stratovolcano in Alaska which forms part of the 5 mile (8 km) wide Carlisle Island, one of the Islands of Four Mountains which, in turn, form part of the central Aleutian Islands.
Despite its modest summit elevation, a small glacier exists high on the western slopes just below the rim of the summit crater.
A few historical eruptions of Carlisle have been recorded, but its proximity to several other neighboring volcanoes means that there has been some confusion in the older records as to which of the volcanoes was erupting. As the area is extremely remote, distant observations of volcanic plumes cannot be verified for certain.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Carlisle Description and Statistics" (HTML). Alaska Volcano Observatory. United States Geological Survey. http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/volcinfo.php?volcname=Carlisle. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
- ^ a b "Carlisle". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1101-23-. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
External links
- Volcanoes of the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands-Selected Photographs
- Alaska Volcano Observatory
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