Antuco (volcano)
Antuco | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,979 m (9,774 ft) |
Coordinates | 37°24′21″S 71°20′57″W / 37.40583°S 71.34917°W |
Geography | |
Location | Chile |
Parent range | Andes |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Volcanic arc/belt | South Volcanic Zone |
Last eruption | 1869 |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1829 by Eduard Poeppig |
Antuco Volcano is a stratovolcano located in the Bío Bío Region of Chile, near Sierra Velluda and on the shore of Laguna del Laja.
Incidents
24th-30th April, 2013
In April 2013, there were reported signs of activity sighted by nearby inhabitants - a pilot even reported ash spewing from the volcano. The Volcanic Ash Advisory Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, investigated and determined that only trace gasses and steam had emerged from Antuco.[1]
In literature
References
- ↑ "Pronósticos de dispersión de Ceniza Volcánica". http://www.smn.gov.ar/vaac/buenosaires. VAAC. Retrieved 19 March 2015. External link in
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