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Resago volcano

Updated: Jun 9, 2023 03:56 GMT - refresh

cinder cone 1890 m / 6,201 ft
Central Chile and Argentina (South America), -36.45°S / -70.92°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)

Volcán Resago is a cinder cone with a double crater in Linares province. The volcano produced a basaltic-andesite lava flow that traveled about 3 km to the WNW into Laguna Dial. The youthful cone may have been formed during an undocumented eruption during historical time.

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Typical eruption style: explosive
Resago volcano eruptions: unknown, possibly in historic time

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