Puntiagudo-Cordón Cenizos
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Puntiagudo-Cordón Cenizos | |
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Elevation | 2,493 metres (8,179 feet) |
Location | Chile |
Range | Andes |
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Type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | 1850 |
Puntiagudo-Cordón Cenizos is a volcanic chain located in the Andes, in Los Lagos Region of Chile. It lies between Rupanco Lake and Todos los Santos Lake. Puntiagudo Volcano is a stratovolcano with a prominent 2,493 m high sharp-pointed summit that results from glacial dissection and gets its name from this feature.
[edit] References
- Siebert, L. and T. Simkin (2002-). Volcanoes of the World: an Illustrated Catalog of Holocene Volcanoes and their Eruptions. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-3. URL: http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/