United States · Stratovolcano
Buldir Volcano
Buldir
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 656m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- United States
- Region
- North America / Aleutian Ridge Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 656m
- Coordinates
- 52.350, 175.911
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
The westernmost volcanic center of the 2500-km-long Aleutian arc, the island includes the older Buldir volcano in the center and the younger East Cape volcano to the NE.
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From Wikipedia
Buldir Volcano is an inactive stratovolcano located on Buldir Island in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, once described as "the westernmost volcanic center of the present Pleistocene to Recent Aleutian volcanic front." It shares the island with a younger stratovolcano named East Cape.
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Eruption history
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No eruption records available.
Nearby volcanoes
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