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Mount Vsevidof ( or ; russian: Вулкан Всевидова) is a stratovolcano in the
(Vsevidof History Page)
Other possible eruptions or activity occurred in 1784, 1790, 1830, 1878, and 1880. Its name comes from
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Volcanoes of the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands-Selected Photographs
Mount Vsevidof on the Alaska Volcano Observatory Website
Landforms of Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska Stratovolcanoes of the United States Mountains of Alaska Volcanoes of Alaska Aleutian Range Umnak Mountains of Unorganized Borough, Alaska Volcanoes of Unorganized Borough, Alaska Holocene stratovolcanoes {{AleutiansWestAK-geo-stub
U.S. state
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of Alaska
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. Its summit is the highest point on Umnak Island
Umnak ( ale, Unmax, Umnax; russian: Умнак) is one of the Fox Islands of the Aleutian Islands. With of land area, it is the third largest island in the Aleutian archipelago and the 19th largest island in the United States. The island is home ...
, one of the eastern Aleutian Islands
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. Its symmetrical cone rises abruptly from its surroundings. The base of the volcano is around wide, steepening from about 15 degrees at altitude to around 30 degrees near the summit. Some glacial tongues have cut through narrow canyons up to deep, due to ice filling the crater and extending down the north and east flanks of the cone. Vsevidof's most recent eruption was caused by an earthquake on March 9, 1957. The mountain erupted on March 11, 1957, and the eruption ended the next day.This is recorded as a "questionable eruption" by the Alaska Volcano Observator(Vsevidof History Page)
Other possible eruptions or activity occurred in 1784, 1790, 1830, 1878, and 1880. Its name comes from
Russian
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words for “all” and “sight”, suggesting that it was implied to mean “seen from everywhere” or “where every place is seen from”.
Nearby towns to Vsevidof include Nikolski, Unalaska, Akutan, Atka and Anchorage.
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See also
*List of mountain peaks of North America
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**List of mountain peaks of the United States
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***List of mountain peaks of Alaska
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*List of Ultras of the United States
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The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:
#The topographic elevation of a summit me ...
*List of volcanoes in the United States
A list of volcanoes in the United States and its territories.
Alaska
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Arizona
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References
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Volcanoes of the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands-Selected Photographs
Mount Vsevidof on the Alaska Volcano Observatory Website
Landforms of Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska Stratovolcanoes of the United States Mountains of Alaska Volcanoes of Alaska Aleutian Range Umnak Mountains of Unorganized Borough, Alaska Volcanoes of Unorganized Borough, Alaska Holocene stratovolcanoes {{AleutiansWestAK-geo-stub