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Crater Hill, on the western side of St. Paul Island, is one of many cones on the 110 km2 island. The complex crater is 200 m deep and has several smaller cones within it, as well as a 50-m-thick lava flow. Photo by Art Sowls, 1988 (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service).

Crater Hill, on the western side of St. Paul Island, is one of many cones on the 110 km² island. The complex crater is 200 m deep and has several smaller cones within it, as well as a 50-m-thick lava flow.

Photo by Art Sowls, 1988 (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service).

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St. Paul Island

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Image GVP-09599