Kookooligit Mountains facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Kookooligit Mountains |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,208 ft (673 m) |
Listing | List of volcanoes in the United States of America |
Geography | |
Location | St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, United States |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Holocene |
Mountain type | Shield volcano |
Last eruption | Unknown |
The Kookooligit Mountains are a volcanic mountain range on north-central St. Lawrence Island in the U.S. state of Alaska. They consist of a 30 km (19 mi) long and 40 km (25 mi) wide shield volcano capped with over 100 smaller volcanic cones. The volcanic cones are composed primarily of alkali olivine basalts, olivine tholeiite, and basanite.
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