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Mount Shishaldin
| Mount Shishaldin | |
|---|---|
Often compared to Mount Fuji, Japan, the symmetrical Shishaldin volcano located on central Unimak Island in the Aleutian Islands. | |
| Elevation: | 2857 m (9,373 feet) |
| Latitude: | 54.756° N |
| Longitude: | 163.97° W |
| Location: | Alaska,Aleutian Range on Alaska Peninsula |
| Type: | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption : | 1999 |
| First ascent: | |
Mount Shishaldin (pronounced shi-'shal-d&n) is a moderately active volcano on Unimak Island in the Aleutian Islands chain of Alaska. Rising to 2857 m meters (9,373 feet) above sea level it is the third largest island based volcano in North America and the most active volcano in the Aleutian Range.
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