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St. Michael volcanic field

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elders have an account of the mountains smoking in the region. The oldest Eskimo settlements in Western Alaska date to around 200-500 BC, so mountains in the St. Michael volcanic field likely erupted sometime within the last 3,000 years.
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Mukasa, Samuel B.; Andronikov, Alexander V.; Hall, Chris M. (2007-06-26).
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While there are no written records of eruptions in recent history,
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Volcanoes within the St. Michael volcanic field include:
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Index

Elevation
Listing
List of volcanoes in the United States of America
Coordinates
63°27′N 162°07′W / 63.45°N 162.12°W / 63.45; -162.12
Alaska
United States
Age of rock
Holocene
Mountain type
Volcanic field
Last eruption
volcanic field
St. Michael
Stuart Islands
Alaska
United States
shield volcanoes
maars
Bering Sea Volcanic Province
Eskimo
Crater Mountain
The Sisters
St. Michael Mountain
Stephens Hill
Stuart Hill
West Hill
"St. Michael"
Global Volcanism Program
Smithsonian Institution

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