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Stepovak Bay 2

Stepovak Bay 2 Photo

Country:United States
Subregion Name:Alaska Peninsula
Volcano Number:1102-051
Volcano Type: Cinder cone
Volcano Status:Holocene
Last Known Eruption: Unknown
Summit Elevation: 1323 m 4,340 feet
Latitude: 55.913°N 55°54'45"N
Longitude: 160.041°W 160°2'27"W

A group of four late-Pleistocene to Holocene volcanoes is located along a NE-trending line SW of Kupreanof volcano. The SW-most of the 4 volcanoes, located NW of Stepovak Bay and 24 km SW of Kupreanof, is of late-Pleistocene age. Stepovak Bay 2 is a 200-m-high cinder cone with a Holocene andesitic lava flow extending initially to the NE, then SE.

Global Volcanism ProgramDepartment of Mineral SciencesNational Museum of Natural HistorySmithsonian Institution

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