Antuco (volcano)

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Antuco
Highest point
Elevation2,979 m (9,774 ft)
Coordinates37°24′21″S 71°20′57″W / 37.40583°S 71.34917°W / -37.40583; -71.34917
Geography
Antuco is located in Chile
Antuco
Antuco
Location of Antuco
in Chile
Location
South Volcanic Zone
Last eruption1869
Climbing
First ascent1829 by Eduard Poeppig
Antuco volcano and the Laja lake seen from west in winter

Antuco Volcano is a

Laguna del Laja
.

Eruptions

The first registered eruption occurred in 1624 but it is known that the volcano experienced some activity in the 16th century.

pyroclasts.[1] Beginning with this eruption many more were recorded as the volcano lies near an Andean mountain pass transited by the Spanish.[1]

24–30 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 gases and steam had emerged from Antuco.[2]

In literature

References

  1. ^ a b c Petit-Breuilh 2004, p. 105.
  2. ^ "Pronósticos de dispersión de Ceniza Volcánica". smn.gov.ar/vaac/buenosaires. VAAC. Retrieved 19 March 2015.

Bibliography

  • Petit-Breuilh Sepúlveda, María Eugenia (2004). La historia eruptiva de los volcanes hispanoamericanos (Siglos XVI al XX): El modelo chileno (in Spanish). Huelva, Spain: Casa de los volcanes. .