The Aleutian Range ( English Aleutian Range ) is a mountain range on the Alaska Peninsula ( USA ), which is the eastern continuation of the Aleutian Islands .
| Aleutian Range | |
|---|---|
| English Aleutian Range | |
 Aleutian Range. FWS snapshot. | |
| Specifications | |
| Period of education | Neogene , anthropogen |
| Square | 124,690 km² |
| Length | about 1000 km |
| Highest point | |
| Highest peak | Redout |
| Absolute height | 3108 [1] m |
| Location | |
| A country |
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| State | Alaska |
| Mountain system | Cordilleras |
The length of the ridge is about 1000 km. The ridge is formed by a chain of young Neogene — Quaternary volcanic cones up to 2500–3000 m high. 10 of them are active volcanoes: Iliamna , Katmay , Pavlova , Veniaminova , Shishaldina and others. The highest point is Mount Redout (3108 m).
On the tops of volcanoes are eternal snow and glaciers . The slopes are covered with subarctic meadows and mountain tundra .
The ridge was opened, put on the map and explored by Russian pioneers in the XVII century .
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Links
- Aleutian Spine (English) . Geographical Names Information System (USA) , US Geological Survey . The appeal date is November 5, 2012.
- Peakware.com
- Aleutian Range // Great Soviet Encyclopedia : [in 30 t.] / Ch. ed. A. M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. .
- The Aleutian Ridge is an article from the Big Encyclopedic Dictionary .
- The Aleutian Spine - an article from the Geographic Encyclopedia.