Mount Adagdak

Mount Adagdak
Mount Adagdak in 2000
Elevation	2,001 ft (610 m) [1]
Location
Mount Adagdak Adak Island, Alaska, USA
Range	Aleutian Range[1]
Coordinates	51°59′16″N 176°35′30″W / 51.98778°N 176.59167°W / 51.98778; -176.59167Coordinates: 51°59′16″N 176°35′30″W / 51.98778°N 176.59167°W / 51.98778; -176.59167[1]
Topo map	USGS Adak C-2
Geology
Type	Stratovolcano[1]
Age of rock	Pleistocene[1]
Volcanic arc/belt	Aleutian Arc

Mount Adagdak is a Pleistocene age stratovolcano on the northernmost extremity of Adak Island in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Located about 1,180 miles (1,900 km) from Anchorage, the mountain is located about 1.4 kilometres (0.9 mi) south of Cape Adagdak, for which it was named in 1948 by the United States Geological Survey.

John Hunter of Quicklaunch has twice proposed the use of Mount Adagdak's western slope as the emplacement site for a light gas gun to launch small payloads into orbit for use at ISS.^[2]

See also

• List of volcanoes in the United States of America
• List of stratovolcanoes

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Adagdak". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1101111A. Retrieved 2009-01-16. 
2. ^ Livingston, David (January 15, 2010). "Dr. John Hunter". The Space Show. http://www.thespaceshow.com/detail.asp?q=1290. Retrieved 2011-05-22. 

External links

• Alaska Volcano Observatory