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Global Volcanism Program | Image GVP-03071

Middle Sister, seen here from the NE near the saddle between North Sister and Middle Sister, is younger than North Sister. The steep cliffs forming the eastern flank are due to glacial erosion that exposed part of its dacite plug. Photo by Lee Siebert, 1984 (Smithsonian Institution).

Middle Sister, seen here from the NE near the saddle between North Sister and Middle Sister, is younger than North Sister. The steep cliffs forming the eastern flank are due to glacial erosion that exposed part of its dacite plug.

Photo by Lee Siebert, 1984 (Smithsonian Institution).

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Keywords: stratovolcano | erosion


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