Amchixtam Chaxsxii
Facts
- Seismically Monitored: No
- Color Code: UNASSIGNED
- Alert Level: UNASSIGNED
- Elevation: -115m (-377ft)
- Latitude: 51.8475
- Longitude: 179.82972
- Smithsonian VNum:
- Pronunciation:
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Nearby Towns:
- Adak 151 mi (243 km) NE
- Shemya Station 249 mi (401 km) NW
- Atka 255 mi (410 km) NE
- Attu Station 288 mi (463 km) NW
- Nikolski 482 mi (776 km) NE
Distance from Anchorage: 1306 mi (2101 km)
Description
Amchixtam Chaxsxii is a submarine, polygenetic cone that rises about 580 m from the seafloor and is about 115 m below current sealevel. The base of Amchixtam Chaxsxii is about 4 km across (Jennifer Reynolds, 2004, personal communication.)Name Origin
"Amchixtam Chaxsxii" is from the Atka dialect of Unangam Tunuu langauge, and was suggested by the local Unangax community as a name for the submarine volcano.