Tanaga
- ISS005-E-6896
- 05 July 2002
- 20:54 UTC
At 528 km² in area, Tanaga is the third largest and westernmost island of the Andreanof Islands group and is the largest volcanic centre to found within the central sections of the Aleutian arc. Westwards from Tanga lie the smaller islands that make up the Delarof group, from which Tanaga is separated by the Tanaga Pass. Off its eastern shores sit the islands of Kanaga and Bobrof.
The landscape of the island is dominated by three stratovolcanoes, the tallest of which is the 1,806 m Tanaga Volcano located at the northwestern end of the island. West from the Tanga Volcano is the smaller Sajaka Volcano (1,354 m), to the east the Takawangha Volcano (1,449 m).
image: earth sciences and image analysis laboratory, nasa johnson space center
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