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Pogromni Volcano

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Mountain type
  
Stratovolcano

Elevation
  
1,991 m

Mountain range
  
Aleutian Range

Volcanic arc/belt
  
Aleutian Arc

Prominence
  
1,869 m

Parent range
  
Aleutian Range

Pogromni Volcano

Listing
  
US most prominent peaks 56th

Location
  
Unimak Island, Alaska, U.S.

Similar
  
Isanotski Peaks, Mount Douglas, Mount Kimball, Mount Chiginagak, Mount Vsevidof

Pogromni Volcano is a stratovolcano on Unimak Island in the Aleutian Islands. Near it are 5 cinder cones, and a mountain called Pogromni's Sister.

Map of Pogromni Volcano, Alaska, USA

Pogromni is old and eroded with a single glacier on its flank and base. Eruptions have been attributed to it in 1795, 1796, 1826, 1827, and 1830, but historic eruptions attributed to it may have come from nearby Westdahl volcano.

The volcano's name comes from the Russian Погромный, meaning "characterised by violent outbreak." This naming refers to a volcanic eruption, but shares the same etymology as pogrom, a Russian word referring to violent riots against an ethnic group.

References

Pogromni Volcano Wikipedia


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