Cerro Macá
| Cerro Macá | |
|---|---|
Ultra | |
| Coordinates | 45°06′21″S 73°10′09″W / 45.10583°S 73.16917°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Cerro Macá Location of Cerro Maca | |
| Location | Chile |
| Parent range | Andes |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | 1560 ± 110 years[3] |
Cerro Macá is a
Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region of Chile. This glacier-covered volcano lies along the regional Liquiñe-Ofqui Fault Zone.[4]
Cerro Macá is a relatively small volcano with a volume of only 39 cubic kilometres (9.4 cu mi).lava flows are found on its southwestern flank[10] but also on the other slopes of the volcano, as far down as sea level and in the Bahia Aysen.[9]
The volcano is part of the southernmost
1,440 ± 40 calibrated radiocarbon years ago a moderate
Cochrane Lake.[11] A more recent eruption occurred from the Bahía Pérez cinder cone on the southwestern flank in 1560 ± 110 years.[3]
In the early 20th century volcanic activity was observed at Ensenada Pérez, close to the southwestern flank of Macá.[10]
See also
- List of volcanoes in Chile
- List of Ultras of South America
Footnotes
- ^ SRTM data and independently confirmed by ASTERGDEM. Elevations around 3,000 m given by other authorities should be discounted. The contours around the summit are missing from official Chilean topographic mapping.
- ^ a b c d "Argentina and Chile, Southern: Patagonia Ultra-Prominences" Archived 2015-04-09 at the Wayback Machine Peaklist.org. Listed as "Volcán Maca". Maca is a smooth volcanic cone, and SRTM indicates a summit elevation of 2300m ± 20m. This is supported by Biggar in "The Andes". Cited elevations of 2960-3079m are based on gross exaggeration.Note 9 Retrieved 2012-04-16.
- ^ a b "Macá". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ^ Finnische Expedition nach Patagonien; Väinö Auer (1941). Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Finnischen Expedition nach Patagonien 1937-38 (in German). p. 79.
- ^ ISSN 0718-7106.
- ISSN 0031-0182.
- ISSN 0895-9811.
- ^ ISSN 0716-0208.
- ^ ISSN 0895-9811.
- ^ ISSN 0718-7092.
- ISSN 0277-3791.
References
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