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Two different name origins exist: the Native American Name of "Ujakushatsch" meaning "fortified place" or from the Russian name of "Sopka Redutskaya" which also meana a "fortified place" or redoubt. The Board on Geographic Names gave the Volcano its name in 1891 but does not cite the name origin.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 15y agoThere are two other Mount Redoubts. The one in Washington according to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redoubt
was named because it looked like a type of fort called a redoubt.
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Volcanoes that have exploded recently?
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name, distance, and population of nearest major city in redoubt
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The answer that you are looking for is REDOUBT
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