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> Mount Veniaminof is a Volcano located on the Alaska Peninsula . The mountain was named after Ioann (Ivan Popov) Veniaminov (1797-1879), a Russian Orthodox missionary priest whose writings on the Aleut Language and ethnology are still standard references. The volcano was the site of a colossal ( VEI 6) eruption around 1750 BC . This eruption left a large Caldera . In modern times the volcano has had numerous small eruptions (over ten of them since 1930); these are located at a Cinder Cone in the middle of the caldera. Veniaminof has one of the highest elevations of Alaskan volcanoes. Partly for this reason, it is covered by a Glacier that fills most of the caldera. Because of the glacier and the caldera walls, there is the possibility for a major flood from a Glacier Run at some point in the future. SOURCES
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