Chile · Stratovolcano
Aguilera
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 2546m
- Last eruption
- -1253
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Chile
- Region
- South America / Austral Andean Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 2546m
- Coordinates
- -50.330, -73.750
- Last eruption
- -1253
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Dacite
Geological summary
Aguilera, located west of Lake Argentina and NE of Peel Fjord, is part of the Austral Volcanic Zone (AVZ) in the southernmost Chilean Andes.
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From Wikipedia
Aguilera is a stratovolcano in southern Chile. The volcano rises above the edge of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. It is a remote volcano that was identified as such in 1985. The first ascent only occurred in 2014, making it the last unclimbed major Andean volcano.
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Eruption history
2 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 2
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 2610 BCE – 1253 BCE
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 5 (1253 BCE)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1253 BCE (±126 yrs)VEI 5Geological estimate1253 BCE – end unknown
- 2610 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate2610 BCE – end unknown
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