Reclus Volcano
Updated: 28 avril. 2024 10:45 GMT -
stratovolcano 1000 m / 3,281 ft
Argentine/Chili (sud) (Amérique du Sud), -50.96°S / -73.59°W
Condition actuelle: normal / en sommeil (1 sur 5)
Argentine/Chili (sud) (Amérique du Sud), -50.96°S / -73.59°W
Condition actuelle: normal / en sommeil (1 sur 5)
Last update: 10 mars 2022 (increased number of earthquakes)
Reclus volcano is a stratovolcano located in southern Chile and belongs to the Australandean Volcanic Zone of south Patagonia.
The volcano was first recognized as as a volcano in 1987. It contains a large dacitic cone with a 1 km wide crater.
Reclus Volcano Eruptions
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Eruptions du volcan Reclus: 1908 ± 1 year, 1879, 1869, 1830 BC
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Introduction
Reclus volcano is the source of several Holocene tephra layers in Patagonia. As many as 6 larger explosive eruptions have occurred in the past 3780 years, as they overly a peat layer dated at this age.The volcano is being actively eroded by the Amalia Glacier, which drains off the Patagonian Icecap. Later work revealed evidence for historical eruptions in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
(GVP volcano information)