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GVP volcano 312110 · no holder yet

Chiginagak

Chiginagak is a 2,221 m stratovolcano in the United States, last erupted in 1998.

Type
Stratovolcano (composite landform)
Summit
2,221 m above sea level
Rock
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Setting
Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km
Last eruption
1998
Largest known
VEI 2, explosive, 1971
Eruptions
2 confirmed in the record
Where
57.13°N 156.99°W · United States
Region
Alaska Peninsula Volcanic Arc, North America Volcanic Regions
Record
Global Volcanism Program, volcano 312110

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