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Pavlof Sister description and information

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Data
Description
From Smithsonian Institution, online database, accessed December 8, 2003: "Located at the end of a chain of volcanoes trending NE from Emmons Lake caldera, the symmetrical Pavlof Sister stratovolcano is somewhat more eroded than its twin volcano to the SW, Pavlof. The 2142-m-high Pavlof Sister is almost 400 m lower than Pavlof and has a sharper-peaked summit. Only one historical eruption, in the 18th century, was recorded from Pavlof Sister. The two symmetrical volcanoes form a dramatic backdrop to Pavlof Bay and Volcano Bay near the western end of the Alaska Peninsula."
Location
Facts
Official Name: Pavlof Sister
Type:Stratovolcano
Most Recent Activity:1762
Seismically Monitored: No
Elevation: 7028 ft (2142 m)
Latitude: 55.4569° N
Longitude:161.8544° W
Quadrangle:Port Moller
CAVW Number:1102-04-
Pronunciation: Sound file
Nearby towns:
Belkofski 25 mi (41 km)
King Cove 33 mi (53 km)
Cold Bay 39 mi (63 km)
Nelson Lagoon 45 mi (73 km)
Anchorage 587 mi (944 km)
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