Pavlof Sister
Facts
- Official Name: Pavlof Sister
- Seismically Monitored: No
- Color Code: UNASSIGNED
- Alert Level: UNASSIGNED
- Elevation: 2142m (7027ft)
- Latitude: 55.4569
- Longitude: -161.8544
- Smithsonian VNum: 312040
- Pronunciation:
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Nearby Towns:
- Belkofski 26 mi (41 km) SW
- King Cove 33 mi (53 km) SW
- Cold Bay 39 mi (63 km) SW
- Nelson Lagoon 45 mi (73 km) NE
- Sand Point 54 mi (87 km) SE
Description
From Smithsonian Institution, online database, accessed December 8, 2003: "Located at the end of a chain of volcanoes trending NE from Emmons Lake caldera, the symmetrical Pavlof Sister stratovolcano is somewhat more eroded than its twin volcano to the SW, Pavlof. The 2142-m-high Pavlof Sister is almost 400 m lower than Pavlof and has a sharper-peaked summit. Only one historical eruption, in the 18th century, was recorded from Pavlof Sister. The two symmetrical volcanoes form a dramatic backdrop to Pavlof Bay and Volcano Bay near the western end of the Alaska Peninsula."Name Origin
The U.S. Geological Survey named Pavlof Sister in 1929 (Orth, 1971).