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Mount Shishaldin
Often compared to Mount Fuji, Japan, the symmetrical Shishaldin volcano located on central Unimak Island in the Aleutian Islands.
Elevation:	2857 m (9,373 feet)
Latitude:	54.756� N
Longitude:	163.97� W
Location:	Alaska,Aleutian Range on Alaska Peninsula
Type:	Stratovolcano
Last eruption:	1999
First ascent:

Categories: US geography stubs | Stratovolcanoes | Volcanoes of Alaska | Alaska mountains

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Mount Shishaldin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (386 words)
	Shishaldin Volcano (pronounced shi-'shal-dandn) is a moderately active volcano on Unimak Island in the Aleutian Islands chain of Alaska.
	The volcano is a rather symmetric cone, reminiscent of Mount Fuji, with several smaller, low-profile cones scattered on the Northwest slope.
	Shishaldin is a popular ski descent (6,000 feet/1830 m vertical) for local climbers (of whom there are few).

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