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Aniakchak

British  
/ ˌænɪˈæktʃæk /

noun

  1. an active volcanic crater in SW Alaska, on the Alaska Peninsula: the largest explosion crater in the world. Height: 1347 m (4420 ft). Diameter: 9 km (6 miles)

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At Aniakchak, he is most interested in the gray mudstones and yellowish sandstones stacked on each other like layers of a cake.

From Washington Post Jul. 23, 2021

The notoriously nasty weather here marooned the three in the hub community of King Salmon for nearly six days before they could fly out to Aniakchak.

From Washington Post Jul. 23, 2021

Aniakchak, which is in Alaska, is the least-visited of the 401 National Park Service properties.

From New York Times May 16, 2013

Aniakchak lies 350 miles southwest of Anchorage at the base of the Aleutian Islands, that frozen tail of North America that wags at Kamchatka.

From New York Times May 16, 2013

Their jaunt took them into the hearts of Aniakchak and Veniaminoff.

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