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Alaskan stratovolcano Mount Cleveland erupts.
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Stratovolcano
Type of conical volcano composed of layers of lava and tephra
A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a typically conical volcano built up by many alternating layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile with a summit crater and explosive…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Mount Cleveland (Alaska)
Nearly symmetrical stratovolcano on Chuginadak island
Mount Cleveland is a nearly symmetrical stratovolcano on the western end of Chuginadak Island, which is part of the Islands of Four Mountains just west of Umnak Island in the Fox Islands of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. Mount Cleveland is 5,675 ft (1,730 m) high, and one of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)