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Mount Vsevidof
MountVsevidof.jpg
View, looking north, of Mount Vsevidof
Highest point
Elevation 7,051 ft (2,149 m)
Prominence 7,051 ft (2,149 m)
Listing
  • Highest ocean islands 68th
  • North America prominent 76th
  • North America isolated peak 53rd
Geography
Mount Vsevidof is located in Alaska
Mount Vsevidof
Mount Vsevidof
Location in Alaska
Location Umnak Island, Alaska, U.S.
Parent range Aleutian Range
Geology
Mountain type Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc/belt Aleutian Arc
Last eruption 1878

Mount Vsevidof ( or Russian: Вулкан Всевидова) is a stratovolcano in the U.S. state of Alaska. Its summit is the highest point on Umnak Island, one of the eastern Aleutian Islands. Its symmetrical cone rises abruptly from its surroundings. The base of the volcano is around 10 km (6 mi) wide, steepening from about 15 degrees at 300 m (980 ft) altitude to around 30 degrees near the summit. Some glacial tongues have cut through narrow canyons up to 120 m (390 ft) deep, due to ice filling the crater and extending down the north and east flanks of the cone. Vsevidof's most recent eruption was caused by an earthquake on March 9, 1957. The mountain erupted on March 11, 1957, and the eruption ended the next day.

Its name comes from Russian and means "is seen from everywhere".

Nearby towns to Vsevidof include Nikolski, Unalaska, Akutan, Atka and Anchorage.

Map of alaska volcanoes vsevidof
Map showing volcanoes of Alaska. The mark is set at the location of Mount Vsevidof.

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