Pular volcano
stratovolcano 6233 m / 20,449 ft
Northern Chile, Bolivia and Argentina, South America, -24.19°S / -68.05°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5) | Reports
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Northern Chile, Bolivia and Argentina, South America, -24.19°S / -68.05°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5) | Reports
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Typical eruption style: effusive
Pular volcano eruptions: 1990 (?)
Pular volcano eruptions: 1990 (?)
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A large satellite vent west of the ridge is known as Cerro Pajonales and is probably the youngest vent of the volcanic complex.
Reports of a small explosive eruption in 1990 could not be confirmed as to where it occurred.
Background:
Cerros Pular and Pajonales volcanoes are on the NE and SW end of 12-km-long volcanic ridge that is mostly older than 10,000 years. The volcanoes on the chain have erupted andesitic lava flows that overly older dacitic lava domes.Many lava lava flows reached the lower flanks of the chain and there are about 10 craters.
(SOurce: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information)
Pular Photos:
 Agios Nikolaos chapel on Palea Kameni island, one of the two historic volcanic islands in the center of the Santorini caldera (Greece). The sea around the island with its... | 
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