Surprise Lake

Surprise Lake is in Lake and Peninsula, Alaska.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Aniakchak.

Mount Aniakchak

Volcano

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Mount Aniakchak is a volcano on the western Alaska Peninsula. Part of the Aleutian Volcanic Arc, it was formed by the subduction of the oceanic Pacific Plate under the North American Plate. Mount Aniakchak is situated 2 miles southwest of Surprise Lake.

Surprise Lake

Type: Body of water
Also known as: “Devils Wash Basin”
Location: Lake and Peninsula, Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude

56.92186° or 56° 55′ 19″ north

Longitude

-158.10593° or 158° 6′ 21″ west

Elevation

1,056 feet (322 metres)

Open location code

9383WVCV+PJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 525479677

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

GeoNames ID

5875509

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