PAVLOF VOLCANO

volcanic peak of the Aleutian Range, about 580 miles (930 km) southwest of Anchorage, on the west side of Pavlof Bay, near the southwestern tip of the Alaska Peninsula, southwestern Alaska, U.S. Rising to 8,250 feet (2,515 m), Pavlof is one of the tallest volcanoes in Alaska. It is also one of the most consistently active, having had more than 40 eruptions recorded since 1760. Just northeast of Pavlof Volcano stands its twin, a volcano known as Pavlof Sister (7,028 feet ). Pavlof Sister is also active, but no eruptions have been reported for it since 1762. Built high on a base of older volcanic rock, the two symmetrical, cone-shaped peaks are a prominent feature of the skyline.