Cerro Nicholson VulkanSchichtvulkan 2520? m / 8,268 ft
Peru, -16.26°S / -71.75°W Aktueller Status: nicht aktiv (1 von 5)
Typische Aktivität: strombolianische
Ausbrüche des Cerro Nicholson: unkown Letzte Erdbeben in der Nähe:
The crater of the Cerro Nicholson cone has a youthful appearance and is full of fresh-looking volcanic bombs, suggesting a relatively young age. It is similar to the Andahua scoria cones farther to the north. Beschreibung:Cerro Nicholson overlies a thick layer of a 1.65-million-year-old ignimbrite deposit (the Arequipa Airport Ignimbrite), which was erupted from an ancient and buried vent beneath the Chachani volcano. |
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