Some pictures of Aleutian volcanoes

looking into a steaming crater on kanaga island The crater of a typical stratovolcano on Kanaga Island.

Near the tip of the Alaskan Peninsula lies Unimak Island with two big volcanoes, Shishaldin on the left in this image, and Isanotski on the right.

A view of Unimak Island from an approaching ship with Shishaldin volcano on the left and Isanotski volcano on the right

Shishaldin is a near perfect conical stratovolcano and has been likened to Mt. Fuji in Japan Shishaldin is one of the most active volcanoes and also the tallest peak in the Aleutians rising to 2857 m above sea level.

 

 

 

 

Isanotski Volcano, a stratovolcano on Unimak Island. This volcano is also called 'Ragged Jack' because of it's prominent 'horns'. An aerial view at the crater rim of Isanotski volcano. The rim is very ragged with two ear-like towers.

 

A distant aerial view of Umnak Island with Vsevidof volcano on the right and the Okmok Caldera complex on the left in a low March light setting Umnak Island. On the right is Vsevidof volcano (see below), and on the left the Okmok Caldera Central Volcanic Complex.

 

 

 

 

The crater of Tulik volcano inside the Okmok caldera is smoking in this aerial view.

Umnak Island, Tulik Volcano, within the Okmok nested caldera, part of a Central Volcanic Complex

 

 

Umnak Island, Tulik Volcano With sunset backlighting the steam rising from the Tulik volcano inside the Okmok caldera is beautiful

Mount Vsevidof is another perfect cone Stratovolcano on Umnak Island, in this sunset aerial image. Mount Vsevidof, a stratovolcano on Umnak Island

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