Mount Adagdak
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Mount Adagdak is a Pleistocene
age stratovolcano
on the northernmost extremity of Adak Island
in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska
. Located about 1180 miles (1,899 km) from Anchorage, the mountain is located about 1.4 kilometre (0.869921831309729 mi) south of Cape Adagdak, for which it was named in 1948 by the United States Geological Survey
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John Hunter
of Quicklaunch has twice proposed the use of Mount Adagdak's western slope as the emplacement site for a light gas gun
to launch small payloads into orbit for use at ISS
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Pleistocene
The Pleistocene is the epoch from 2,588,000 to 11,700 years BP that spans the world's recent period of repeated glaciations. The name pleistocene is derived from the Greek and ....
age stratovolcano
Stratovolcano
A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a tall, conical volcano built up by many layers of hardened lava, tephra, pumice, and volcanic ash. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile and periodic, explosive eruptions...
on the northernmost extremity of Adak Island
Adak Island
Adak Island is an island near the western extent of the Andreanof Islands group of the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. Alaska's southernmost town, Adak, is located on the island...
in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
. Located about 1180 miles (1,899 km) from Anchorage, the mountain is located about 1.4 kilometre (0.869921831309729 mi) south of Cape Adagdak, for which it was named in 1948 by the United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
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John Hunter
John Hunter (scientist)
John Hunter is a projectile researcher, who developed the 1994 "supergun" Super High Altitude Research Project at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory...
of Quicklaunch has twice proposed the use of Mount Adagdak's western slope as the emplacement site for a light gas gun
Light gas gun
The light-gas gun is an apparatus for physics experiments, a highly specialized gun designed to generate very high velocities. It is usually used to study high speed impact phenomena , such as the formation of impact craters by meteorites or the erosion of materials by micrometeoroids...
to launch small payloads into orbit for use at ISS
ISS
The ISS is the International Space Station.ISS may also refer to:* I See Stars, an American electronic rock band* ISS A/S, a Danish service company* Idea Star Singer, a Malayalam music reality show by Asianet TV...
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