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. Geochemical evidence indicated that the dacitic volcano was the source of a major late Holocene tephra layer that was erupted around 3,200 years ago (Stern, 2008).
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 recordedGlossarySummary (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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