Chile · Pyroclastic cone
Puyuhuapi
- Type
- Pyroclastic cone
- Elevation
- 524m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Pyroclastic cone
- Country
- Chile
- Region
- South America / Southern Andean Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 524m
- Coordinates
- -44.300, -72.530
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Minor
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
A chain of dominantly basaltic cinder cones erupted along two NE-SW-trending fissures at the head of Puyuhuapi fjord comprise the Volcanes de Puyuhuapi.
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From Wikipedia
Puyuhuapi Volcanic Group is a volcanic group of cinder cones located at the head of Puyuhuapi Channel, in the Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region of Chile.
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Eruption history
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No eruption records available.
Nearby volcanoes
External links
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