Tanaga (volcano)

{{short description|Mountain in Alaska, United States}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Tanaga

| photo = Tanaga2003.jpg

| photo_caption = Tanaga

| elevation_ft = 5925

| elevation_ref = {{cite web

| url = http://www.peaklist.org/USlists/AK5000.html

| title = Alaska & Hawaii P1500s - the Ultras

| publisher = PeakList.org

| access-date = 2013-01-06}}

| prominence_ft = 5925

| prominence_ref =

| listing = {{unbulleted list

|North America isolated peak 18th

|US most prominent peaks 68th

}}

| map = Alaska

| map_caption = Alaska

| map_size = 270

| location = Tanaga Island, Alaska, U.S.

| range = Aleutian Range

| coordinates = {{coord|51|53|02|N|178|08|29|W|type:mountain_region:US_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| range_coordinates =

| coordinates_ref =

| topo =

| type = Stratovolcano

| age =

| volcanic_arc = Aleutian Arc

| last_eruption = 1914

| first_ascent =

| easiest_route =

}}

__NOTOC__

Tanaga ({{langx|ale|Kusuuginax̂}}){{cite book | first=K. | last=Bergsland | author-link=Knut Bergsland | year=1994 | title=Aleut Dictionary |publisher=Alaska Native Language Center |location=Fairbanks }}{{Cite web|title=Tanaga - Introduction|url=https://avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/volcinfo.php?volcname=Tanaga|access-date=2020-08-08|website=avo.alaska.edu}} is a {{convert|5,924|ft|m|adj=on}} stratovolcano in the Aleutian Range of the U.S. state of Alaska. There have been three known eruptions since 1763. The most recent was in 1914 and produced lava flows. It sits west of another stratovolcano known as Mount Takawangha, which last erupted in 1550.{{cite gvp|name=Takawangha|vn=311090|access-date=2021-06-28}}