Corcovado volcano
Updated: Nov 29, 2023 09:10 GMT -
stratovolcano 2300 m / 7,546 ft
Southern Chile and Argentina (South America), -43.18°S / -72.8°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Southern Chile and Argentina (South America), -43.18°S / -72.8°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Corcovado volcano is an isolated and little studied stratovolcano in southern Chile. Its only known historic activity was in 1834 and/or 1835. C. Darwin described seing it in activity in 1834 and an explosive eruption was reported to have occurred in November 1835 by a resident from Chiloe, 60 km west of the volcano.
Corcovado is ice-covered and basaltic to basaltic-andesite in composition. It has several young (Holocene) cinder cones on its flanks, which are likely the source of its recent eruptions.
Show interactive Map
[hide map] [enlarge]
Corcovado volcano eruptions: 1834(?), 1835(?)
Latest nearby earthquakes
No recent earthquakes
See also: Sentinel hub | Landsat 8 | NASA FIRMS
