🌋 Mount Aniakchak

United States · Americas · 56.91°N, 158.15°W

Mount Aniakchak is a volcano on the western Alaska Peninsula. Part of the Aleutian Volcanic Arc, it was formed by the subduction of the oceanic Pacific Plate under the North American Plate. Aniakchak is a 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) wide caldera with a break to the northeast. The caldera contains Surprise Lake and many volcanic cones, maars and craters, including Vent Mountain. The volcano has erupted mainly calc-alkaline rocks ranging from basalt to rhyolite.

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Quick facts

Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	56.91°N, 158.15°W · view on map

Mount Aniakchak is located in United States, in Americas.

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