Aleutian Range

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The Aleutian Range is a major volcanic mountain chain in southwestern Alaska that forms part of the Pacific Ring of Fire and extends from the Alaska Peninsula toward the Aleutian Islands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
volcanic arc
adjacentTo Bering Sea
Pacific Ocean
climate maritime subarctic
contains Augustine Volcano
Mount Katmai
surface form: Katmai volcanic cluster

Mount Iliamna
Mount Pavlof
Mount Redoubt
Shishaldin Volcano
surface form: Mount Shishaldin

Mount Spurr
Mount Veniaminof
Mount Novarupta
surface form: Novarupta

Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes
active volcanoes
dormant volcanoes
extinct volcanoes
glaciated peaks
stratovolcanoes
country United States of America
surface form: United States
coveredBy glaciers
snowfields
extendsFrom Alaska Peninsula
extendsToward Aleutian Islands
formedBySubductionOf Pacific Plate
geologicalSetting convergent plate boundary
geology andesitic volcanic rocks
basaltic volcanic rocks
intrusive igneous rocks
hasFeature frequent earthquakes
frequent volcanic eruptions
highestPoint Mount Redoubt
locatedIn Alaska
southwestern Alaska
surface form: Southwestern Alaska
orogenyType subduction-related
volcanic
partiallyWithin Katmai National Park and Preserve
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
partOf North American Cordillera
Pacific Ring of Fire
runsAlong Alaska Peninsula
separates Pacific Ocean from Bering Sea
tectonicSetting Aleutian subduction system
surface form: Aleutian subduction zone
underlies Aleutian Arc
surface form: Aleutian volcanic arc
usedFor backcountry recreation
mountaineering
scientific research

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Aleutian Islands mountainRange Aleutian Range
Alaska Peninsula hasMountainRange Aleutian Range
Shishaldin Volcano partOf Aleutian Range
this entity surface form: Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Range
Shishaldin Volcano mountainRange Aleutian Range
Mount Cleveland locatedIn Aleutian Range
this entity surface form: Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands arc
Mount Cleveland mountainRange Aleutian Range
Mount Pavlof mountainRange Aleutian Range
Mount Redoubt locatedIn Aleutian Range
Mount Redoubt range Aleutian Range
Mount Veniaminof mountainRange Aleutian Range
Mount Katmai mountainRange Aleutian Range
Mount Katmai isStratovolcanoOf Aleutian Range
this entity surface form: Aleutian volcanic chain
Mount Novarupta locatedInMountainRange Aleutian Range
Mount Akutan mountainRange Aleutian Range
Adak Island mountainRange Aleutian Range
Mount Mageik mountainRange Aleutian Range
Mount Martin mountainRange Aleutian Range
Mount Trident locatedIn Aleutian Range
Mount Trident mountainRange Aleutian Range
Mount Griggs mountainRange Aleutian Range
Fourpeaked Mountain mountainRange Aleutian Range
Mount Chiginagak mountainRange Aleutian Range
Mount Aniakchak mountainRange Aleutian Range
Mount Iliamna locatedIn Aleutian Range
Chignik, Alaska partOf Aleutian Range
this entity surface form: Aleutian Range region