Kiska Volcano

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Kiska Volcano is an active stratovolcano in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, known for its historical eruptions and remote, rugged setting.

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Kiska Volcano canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano
stratovolcano
access only by boat or aircraft
climate subarctic maritime
composition andesitic
basaltic-andesite
country United States
elevation 1221 m
4006 ft
eruptionHistory documented eruptions in the 20th century
eruptionStyle strombolian
vulcanian
geologicalAge Holocene
hasActivity fumarolic activity
seismic unrest
hasCrater summit crater
hasName Kiska Volcano
hasNearbySettlement abandoned World War II military facilities
hazardType ashfall
lava flows
volcanic gas emissions
historicalSignificance proximity to World War II Aleutian campaign sites
islandType volcanic island
isPartOf Rat Islands
knownFor historical eruptions
remote location
rugged terrain
lastEruption 1964
locatedIn Alaska
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
Aleutian Islands
Aleutians West Census Area
Kiska Island
monitoredBy Alaska Volcano Observatory
mountainRange Aleutian Arc
nameLanguage English
nearbyWaterBody Bering Sea
North Pacific Ocean
linked to: Pacific Ocean
onPlate North American Plate
overlies subducting Pacific Plate
protectedAreaStatus within a U.S. National Wildlife Refuge
region North Pacific volcanic belt
summitType symmetrical stratovolcano
surfaceFeature lava flows on flanks
tephra deposits
tectonicSetting convergent plate boundary
subduction zone
volcanicArcOrBelt Aleutian volcanic arc

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Kiska Island hasVolcano Kiska Volcano
Kiska Island highestPoint Kiska Volcano
Kiska Volcano hasName Kiska Volcano
Rat Islands hasHighestPoint Kiska Volcano