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Country: | United States | |
| Subregion Name: | Aleutian Islands | ||
| Volcano Number: | 1101-27- | ||
| Volcano Type: | Stratovolcano | ||
| Volcano Status: | Historical | ||
| Last Known Eruption: | 1878 | ||
| Summit Elevation: | 2149 m | 7,050 feet | |
| Latitude: | 53.130°N | 53°7'48"N | |
| Longitude: | 168.693°W | 168°41'35"W | |
| The symmetrical Vsevidof stratovolcano, near the SW end of Umnak Island, is one of the most prominent volcanoes in the Aleutians. Vsevidof contains a 1.2-km-wide, ice-filled summit crater that is breached by glaciers on the east and north sides. An E-W-trending zone of scoria cones that extends from 1220 m down much of the western flank has been the source of historical eruptions. The bulk of the 2149-m-high cone of Vsevidof was constructed during the Holocene. Young andesitic and dacitic lava flows were extruded from vents on the north and south flanks and on the west-flank rift. The largest lava flow traveled down the west flank to the coast, forming Cape Kigushimkada. | |||
