Pogromni Volcano

Pogromni Volcano is an old stratovolcano on Unimak Island in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, set among five nearby cinder cones and a neighboring peak called Pogromni’s Sister. Its heavily eroded form and the single glacier on its flank and base reflect both its age and the severe climate of the eastern Aleutians. Its name comes from the Russian word Погромный, meaning “characterized by violent outbreak.” Although eruptions in 1795, 1796, 1826, 1827, and 1830 were once assigned to Pogromni, modern interpretation suggests they may have come from nearby Westdahl Volcano, leaving Pogromni’s recent eruptive history uncertain.

Akutan, Alaska · United States