Mount Carlisle facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mount Carlisle |
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View of steep-sided, symmetrical Carlisle volcano on Carlisle Island
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,283 ft (1,610 m) |
| Prominence | 5,283 ft (1,610 m) |
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 Mount Carlisle
Location in Alaska
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| Location | Carlisle Island, Alaska, U.S. |
| Parent range | Aleutian Range |
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| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Aleutian Arc |
| Last eruption | 1828 |
Mount Carlisle is a stratovolcano in Alaska which forms part of the 5 mile (8 km) wide Carlisle Island, one of the Islands of Four Mountains which, in turn, form part of the central Aleutian Islands.
Despite its modest summit elevation, a small glacier exists high on the western slopes just below the rim of the summit crater.
A few historical eruptions of Carlisle have been recorded, but its proximity to several other neighboring volcanoes means that there has been some confusion in the older records as to which of the volcanoes was erupting. As the area is extremely remote, distant observations of volcanic plumes cannot be verified for certain.
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In Spanish: Monte Carlisle para niños
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