Unimak 5270
Facts
- Seismically Monitored: No
- Color Code: UNASSIGNED
- Alert Level: UNASSIGNED
- Elevation: 1606m (5269ft)
- Latitude: 54.80321
- Longitude: -163.65937
- Smithsonian VNum:
- Pronunciation:
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Nearby Towns:
- False Pass 10.6 mi (17 km) ENE
- Pauloff Harbor 45.1 mi (72.6 km) ESE
- Cold Bay 45.6 mi (73.4 km) NE
- King Cove 56.5 mi (90.9 km) ENE
- Belkofski 67.6 mi (108.8 km) ENE
Distance from Anchorage: 668.5 mi (1075.9 km)
Description
Unimak 5270 is an unnamed Pleistocene volcanic center between Isanotski and Roundtop on Unimak Island. Observations made from a helicopter during multiple flybys (during Shishaldin fieldwork) show that lava flows dip radially away from the summit, thus Unimak 5270 was a separate vent/volcano (from Chris Nye, 2008, written commun.)Name Origin
"Unimak 5270" is an informal name, given because the highest peak of this volcanic center is 5270 feet in elevation.
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Before an eruption
Ashfall & Preparedness Information
- Ashfall impacts & preparedness (US Geological Survey)
- Volcanic health hazards & impacts (International Volcanic Health Hazards Network)
- Ash Alert! Pamphlet (AK Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management)
- Volcanic Ashfall (AK Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Air Quality)
During and After an Eruption
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