Mount Veniaminof

Mount Veniaminof
Perryville, Alaska (AK), US
Mount Veniaminof (Вулкан Вениаминова) is an active stratovolcano on the Alaska Peninsula. The mountain was named after Ioann (Ivan Popov) Veniaminov, a Russian Orthodox missionary priest whose writings on the Aleut language and ethnology are still standard references. He's a saint of the Orthodox Church, known as Saint Innocent for the monastic name he used late in life.

Designated a National Natural Landmark in 1967.
Mount Veniaminof (Вулкан Вениаминова) is an active stratovolcano on the Alaska Peninsula. The mountain was named after Ioann (Ivan Popov) Veniaminov, a Russian Orthodox missionary priest whose writings on the Aleut language and ethnology are still standard references. He's a saint of the Orthodox Church, known as Saint Innocent for the monastic name he used late in life.

Designated a National Natural Landmark in 1967.
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Links: en.wikipedia.org
By: kkeps

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