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GVP volcano 322070 · no holder yet

Three Sisters

Three Sisters is a 3,159 m volcanic complex in the United States, last erupted in 439 CE.

Type
Complex (composite landform)
Summit
3,159 m above sea level
Rock
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Setting
Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km
Last eruption
439 CE
Largest known
VEI 4, cataclysmic, 350 BCE
Eruptions
6 confirmed in the record
Where
44.13°N 121.77°W · United States
Region
High Cascades Volcanic Arc, North America Volcanic Regions
Record
Global Volcanism Program, volcano 322070

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