Mount Rainier is a composite (stratovolcano) volcano. This type of volcano is still active and usually have periodic and explosive eruptions. These types of volcanoes are tall and cone shaped. Composite volcanoes are made from many layers of hardened lava.
It was named by George Vancouver, in 1792 after his friend Rear Admiral Peter Rainier. Vancouver was the first European to see the mountain. It was known by the Native Americans as Talol, or Tacoma.
It was named by George Vancouver, in 1792 after his friend Rear Admiral Peter Rainier. Vancouver was the first European to see the mountain. It was known by the Native Americans as Talol, or Tacoma.
British captain George Vancouver (for whom several places are also named) gave it its European name in 1792 while exploring on HMS Discovery. He named it for his friend, Rear Admiral Peter Rainier Jr. (1741-1808).
Vancouver also named two other high mountains:
Mount Baker : named for his ship's 3rd Lieutenant Joseph Baker
Mount St. Helens : named for British diplomat Alleyne Fitzherbert, 1st Baron St Helens (1753-1839)
The much less used Native American name is Tahoma, the same root name as Tacoma.
The current name was given by George Vancouver, who named it in honor of his friend, Rear Admiral Peter Rainier, a British naval officer. It also has been named Mount Tacoma, or Mount Tahoma (Native American names). Mt. Rainier is considered one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world.
It was named Mt. Rainier by George Vancouver for his friend, Read Admiral Peter Rainier. Native Americans, of course, had their own name for it before the British arrived.
As the result of volcanic eruption.
There is no volcano by the name of Mount Saint Rainier. This question confuses two different volcanoes: Mount St. Helens and Mount Rainier. Mount St. Helens famously unleashed a massive eruption on May 18, 1980, but has produced smaller eruptions as recently as 2008. Mount Rainier last erupted in 1894.
It's named after nearby Mount Rainier, which at that time in the 1800's was called 'Tahoma'
The highest peaks located in the US can be found in Alaska (Mount McKinley at 20,320 ft), California (Mount Whitney at 14,505 ft), and Colorado (Mount Elbert at 14,440 ft), and Washington (Mount Rainier at 14,417 ft). But world-wide Mount Everest (Nepal) is highest at a height of 29,029 ft (8,848 m) and K2 (Pakistan) at 28,251 ft.
There are many Volcanoes in the world but not a lot of them are active today. One active volcano is in Hawaii, and the other volcano is in Greenland. Happy i answered your question.:)
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Mount Rainier who named in honor of a friend of George Vancouver, Rear Admiral Peter Rainier.
Name the highest elevation in the state of washington
Mount Rainier was not named after a physical feature, but named after a British Admiral by the name of Peter Rainier by a friend of his, Captain George Vancouver whom is believed to have been the first European to see the mountain in 1792.
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There is no volcano by the name of Mount Saint Rainier. This question confuses two different volcanoes: Mount St. Helens and Mount Rainier. Mount St. Helens famously unleashed a massive eruption on May 18, 1980, but has produced smaller eruptions as recently as 2008. Mount Rainier last erupted in 1894.
It's named after nearby Mount Rainier, which at that time in the 1800's was called 'Tahoma'
Most of the Cascade Range in Washington and Oregon States, such as Mount Baker, Rainier, Saint Helens, Mount Hood, to name a few.
Rainier Castillo's birth name is Rainier Joseph Diaz Castillo.
Prince Rainier of Monaco's birth name is Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand de Grimaldi.
Ansel Rainier's birth name is Darren Eugene Harris.
No, the dental there is actually really great, in fact my name is rainier i. Initials: rsi
Mt. St. HelensMt. Fuji (Japan)Mt. RainerMt. HoodMt. EtnaMt. VesuviusFamous composite volcanoes include Mount St Helens, Mount Rainier, Krakatoa, Mount Tambora, Mount Fuji, Mount Unzen, Mount Pinatubo, Mount Etna, Mount Vesuvius, Santorini, Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Pelee, Soufrière Hills, and, in recent years, Eyjafjallajökull.