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Fisher Caldera

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Topo map
  
USGS Unimak C4

Volcanic arc/belt
  
Aleutian Arc

Elevation
  
1,112 m

Parent range
  
Aleutian Range

Mountain type
  
Stratovolcano remnant

Last eruption
  
August 1830

Mountain range
  
Aleutian Range

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Location
  
Unimak Island, Alaska, United States

Similar
  
Mount Westdahl, Isanotski Peaks, Mount Shishaldin, Mount Emmons, Mount Dutton

Fisher Caldera, also known as Mount Fisher and Fisher Volcano, is a large volcanic caldera, measuring about 6.8 miles (11 km) by 11 miles (18 km), located on Unimak Island in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. Formed by the destructive eruption of an andesitic stratovolcano about 9,100 years ago, it contains three crater lakes, one 2 miles (3.2 km) wide and two others about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) wide. Small peaks rising 2,000 feet (600 m) and 2,031 feet (619 m) are also present in the caldera. Fisher Caldera is located just 13 miles (21 km) from the Mount Westdahl volcano.

Map of Fisher Caldera, Alaska, USA

References

Fisher Caldera Wikipedia