Pogromni Volcano | |
Elevation Ft: | 6531 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Prominence Ft: | 6131 |
Prominence Ref: | [2] |
Map: | Alaska |
Map Size: | 270 |
Location: | Unimak Island, Alaska, USA |
Range: | Aleutian Range |
Coordinates: | 54.5708°N -164.6936°W |
Topo: | USGS Unimak C-2 |
Type: | Stratovolcano |
Age: | Pleistocene |
Volcanic Arc/Belt: | Aleutian Arc |
Last Eruption: | Unknown |
Pogromni Volcano is a stratovolcano on Unimak Island in the Aleutian Islands. Near it are 5 cinder cones, and a mountain called Pogromni's Sister.
Pogromni is old and eroded with a single glacier on its flank and base. Eruptions have been attributed to it in 1795, 1796, 1826, 1827, and 1830, but historic eruptions attributed to it may have come from nearby Westdahl Volcano.[3] [4] __TOC__
The volcano's name comes from the Russian "Погромный," meaning "characterized by violent outbreak." This naming refers to a volcanic eruption, but shares the same etymology as pogrom, a Russian word referring to violent riots against an ethnic group, especially Jews.