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Puntiagudo-Cordón Cenizos volcanostratovolcano 2493 m / 8,179 ft
Central Chile and Argentina, South America, -40.97°S / -72.26°W Current status: dormant (1 out of 5) [hide map] [enlarge map]
Last update: 21 Jan 2013 (continuing ash emissions reaching 2-4 km altitude, plumes drifting up to 320 km to S and SE)
Typical eruption style: explosive Puntiagudo-Cordón Cenizos volcano eruptions: 1930(?), 1850 Last earthquakes nearby:
Volcán Puntiagudo is an andesitic stratovolcano with a prominent 2493-m-high sharp-peaked summit (hence its name), which was shaped by glacial dissection. Background:An 18 km long SW-NE trending fissure contains more than 40 scoria cones and small stratovolcanoes, many of which are less than 10,000 years old. Lava flows from these vents have reached the shores of the two lakes, and formed irregularly shaped peninsulas.The only confirmed historical eruption was in 1850 and produced ashfall in the area. |
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