Pogromni Volcano is a

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in the

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. Near it are 5

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s, and a mountain called Pogromni's Sister. 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.Alaska Volcano Observatory, Volcano Information -- Pogromni
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Etymology

The volcano's name comes from the Russian "Погромный," meaning "characterized by violent outbreak." This naming refers to a volcanic eruption, but shares the same etymology as

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*http://www.bartleby.com/69/66/P06166.html *http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/volcact.php?eruptionid=273&volcname=Westdahl Eruption dates? *http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1101-34-
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