Tanaga (volcano)

Tanaga (Aleut: Kusuuginax̂)^[2][3] is a 5,924-foot (1,806 m) stratovolcano in the Aleutian Range of the U.S. state of Alaska. There have been three known eruptions since 1763. The most recent was in 1914 and produced lava flows. It sits west of another stratovolcano known as Mount Takawangha, which last erupted in 1550.^[4]

Tanaga
Tanaga
Highest point
Elevation	5,925 ft (1,806 m)[1]
Prominence	5,925 ft (1,806 m)[1]
Listing	North America isolated peak 18th US most prominent peaks 68th
Coordinates	51°53′02″N 178°08′29″W
Geography
Tanaga Alaska
Location	Tanaga Island, Alaska, U.S.
Parent range	Aleutian Range
Geology
Formed by	Subduction zone volcanism
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc	Aleutian Arc
Last eruption	1914

See also

• North America portal
• United States portal
• Alaska portal
• Mountains portal
• Volcanoes portal

• List of mountain peaks of North America
  • List of mountain peaks of the United States
    • List of mountain peaks of Alaska
• List of Ultras of the United States
• List of volcanoes in the United States

External links

• Image of Tanaga
• "Tanaga". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-28.