Information About

Shishaldin Volcano

Shishaldin Volcano

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Aleutians East
Nearest City:
Parent:
Elevation:
  • 9130 ft (2782.82 m)
About

On Unimak Island, Aleutian Islands.

History of Shishaldin Volcano

Transliteration by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) in 1888 of "So(pka) Shishaldinskaya." Published by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 24), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). Seen and reported in 1790 by Captain G. A. Sarichev who gives, according to Grewingk, Agajedan as its native name (Baker, 1906, p. 571).

Places Near Shishaldin Volcano
Bays:

Unimak Bight,

Capes:

Cape Lapin, Cape Rukavitsie,

Hills:

Conical Red Hill,

Mountains:

Conical Red Hill, Shishaldin Volcano,