Antuco (volcano)

Antuco
Highest point
Elevation 2,979 m (9,774 ft)
Coordinates 37°24′21″S 71°20′57″W / 37.40583°S 71.34917°W / -37.40583; -71.34917
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

  1. "Pronósticos de dispersión de Ceniza Volcánica". http://www.smn.gov.ar/vaac/buenosaires. VAAC. Retrieved 19 March 2015. External link in |website= (help)


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