Kookooligit Mountains

Kookooligit Mountains
Highest point
Elevation2,208 ft (673 m)
ListingList of volcanoes in the United States of America
Coordinates63°35′38″N 170°22′56″W / 63.59389°N 170.38222°W / 63.59389; -170.38222
Geography
LocationSt. Lawrence Island, Alaska, United States
Geology
Rock ageHolocene
Mountain typeShield volcano
Last eruptionUnknown

The Kookooligit Mountains are a volcanic mountain range on north-central St. Lawrence Island in the U.S. state of Alaska. They consist of a 30 km (19 mi) long and 40 km (25 mi) wide shield volcano capped with over 100 smaller volcanic cones.[1][2] The volcanic cones are composed primarily of alkali olivine basalts, olivine tholeiite, and basanite.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Kookooligit Mountains". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  2. ^ a b "Kookooligit Mountains - Introduction". www.avo.alaska.edu. Retrieved 2015-09-11.


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