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Cerro del Leon volcano

stratovolcano 5760 m / 18,898 ft
Northern Chile, Bolivia and Argentina, South America, -22.15°S / -68.12°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Typical eruption style: explosive
Cerro del Leon volcano eruptions: unknown, probably less than 100,000 years ago
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocation
Sat, 19 Aug
Sat, 19 Aug 21:24 UTCM 2.7 / 124.8 km9 km75 km al S de Ollagüe
Tue, 8 Aug
Tue, 8 Aug 14:10 UTCM 2.8 / 121.6 km9 km74 km al S de Ollagüe
Cerro del Leon stratovolcano is located in northern Chile next to the massive Chao lava dome.


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