For proof that Alaska is the last American frontier, one need look no further than the 12 volcanos scientists have recently discovered in the remote and rugged state.

And its possible you've been right on top of some of them.

Thanks to years of work by scientists at the United States Geological Survey and U.S. Forest Service, the country can count a dozen more of the moody mountains among its natural, and sometimes dangerous, outdoor wonders.

But mountainous may not be the most apt way to describe these newly discovered volcanoes.

In contrast to the enormous stratovolcanoes in Alaska’s southwest—like Pavlof, an extremely active peak that has made headlines for its volatility in recent weeks—many of these new discoveries are more like ‘volcanic piles’ that dot the state’s tiny islands and isolated coves.

Until now, the wilds of the Last Frontier, these volcanoes have remained blanketed in the state’s untouched forests and hidden underneath coastal waters.

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